Faroe Islands post will issue a set of postage stamps depicting various butterflies of Faroe Islands. 154 different species of butterflies have been registered in the Faroe Islands. Most of them do not breed here, but arrive with the help of warm currents of air from the south, sometimes all the way from Southern Europe [...]
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The bottom of the sea
February 19th, 2010 
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819 viewsFaroe Islands post will issue a set of postage stamps showing the natural beauty at the bottom of the sea. The Faroe Islands have many unique and beautiful submarine landscapes. Absolutely fantastic places where nobody has ever been. And many, many years will pass before even half of this exceptional, uncharted world at the bottom [...]
The origin of the Faroe Islands
May 24th, 2009 srmodh 524 viewsName: The origin of the Faroe IslandsDate of Issue: 25 May 2009Country: Faroe IslandsDenominations: DKK 60,00 Continental DriftMillions of years ago the continents of the Earth were joined in a super continent called Pangaea. About 200-135 million years ago, Pangaea split into two parts, Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south. About 60 [...]
Gymnastics
May 23rd, 2009 srmodh 355 viewsName: GymnasticsDate of Issue: 25 May 2009Country: Faroe IslandsDenominations: DKK 42,00 Historical sources show that care of the body played a major role in upbringing even in days gone by and was specifically aimed at men and young boys. This attitude was also reflected in the educational system on the Faroe Islands. At the beginning [...]
International Year of Astronomy 2009-Faroe Islands
May 21st, 2009 srmodh 589 viewsName: International Year of Astronomy 2009 Date of Issue: 25 May 2009 Country: Faroe Islands Denominations: DKK 22,00 In 1609, the Italian astronomer and physicist, Galileo Galilei, learned that Hans Lippershey in Holland had performed experiments with a telescope. Galileo immediately began his own experiments with lenses. After a short time, he had built his [...]
