Fare

or Ferro Islands, (fa'ro,) a group of islands in the N. Ocean, lying abt.185 m. N.W. of the Shetlands; bet. N. Lat. 61° 15′-62° 21′, and E. Lon. 6°-8°. They belong to Denmark, and are 22 in number, 17 only being inhabited. They form a series of mountains, each island presenting seaward a succe ion of steep precipices Some few, however, po e good harbors. [s. 356]