Gasadanlur is one of the most incredibles sea cliffs founded in Europe.
This amazing landscape is in Vága island , a part of the 18 islands, calls Faroe Islands that are located in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, between Iceland and Denmark.
It's a maritime climate, specifically a maritime subarctic.
Temperatures aren´t as mild as the rest of Europe because of the proximity with the Polar circle.This difference also produce that in summer they have 19 hours of sunlight! And in winter only 5 hours! The highest temperature they once had is 29º Degrees Celsius. Summers are cool with an average of 13º degrees and winters are mild (3º) .
Precipitations are abundant and regular, but due to the differents variations in the altitude ,in a part of an island can rain and in the other snow!
Rivers have a high regular flow.(There are only 6 rivers in all the islands)
About vegetation the most of the low areas are grasslands (As you can see in the picture)
The most part of the islands are formed of arctic plants, like moos,lichen... etc.There are no native forest in Faroe Islands,(Some studies prove that a long time ago, before the humans settlements, there could be little forests of birch and hazel trees)
The few forest are due to introduced species.
Fauna:The island is plenty of seabirds and maritime animals.
The land mammals have been all introduce by humans. the more popular species are :
The brown rat The mountain hare and the house mouse
(or common mice)
But also, the feral sheep, is one of the most common animals. Its exclusive in the Faroe islands , and the faroe pony.
The marine animals are:
The grey seal The long-finned pilots whales
There are also some whales too.
It's a maritime climate, specifically a maritime subarctic.
Temperatures aren´t as mild as the rest of Europe because of the proximity with the Polar circle.This difference also produce that in summer they have 19 hours of sunlight! And in winter only 5 hours! The highest temperature they once had is 29º Degrees Celsius. Summers are cool with an average of 13º degrees and winters are mild (3º) .
Precipitations are abundant and regular, but due to the differents variations in the altitude ,in a part of an island can rain and in the other snow!
Rivers have a high regular flow.(There are only 6 rivers in all the islands)
About vegetation the most of the low areas are grasslands (As you can see in the picture)
The most part of the islands are formed of arctic plants, like moos,lichen... etc.There are no native forest in Faroe Islands,(Some studies prove that a long time ago, before the humans settlements, there could be little forests of birch and hazel trees)
The few forest are due to introduced species.
Fauna:The island is plenty of seabirds and maritime animals.
The land mammals have been all introduce by humans. the more popular species are :
The brown rat The mountain hare and the house mouse
(or common mice)
But also, the feral sheep, is one of the most common animals. Its exclusive in the Faroe islands , and the faroe pony.
The marine animals are:
The grey seal The long-finned pilots whales
There are also some whales too.
At last only remeber that every year, in summer long-finned pilots whales are killed in a horriblle slaughter in this islands that paints the sea red!
See you soon!
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