Comprised of 18 volcanic islands, there is a wealth of beautiful mountains, valleys and cliffs for visitors to explore in the Faroe Islands. However, it's one of the few places in Europe not documented by Google Street View, so how are couch explorers supposed to know?

Located in a remote archipelago between Iceland and Scotland, the Faroe Islands are also home to nearly twice as many sheep as people (to be fair, the name Faroe Island originally means Sheep Island so we should have seen that coming). In an effort to combat their lack of visibility on Google, an employee of the tourism group Visit Faroe Islands has launched Project Sheep View 360 to kick start their #wewantgooglestreetview efforts. With solar-powered cameras strapped on, a woolly flock of five is unlocking views of these Nordic islands previously never seen before.

In the long run, Visit Faroe Islands is hoping that their efforts will entice Google Street View to come and properly map the islands, in particular the big sweeping Faroese roads and the breath-taking landscapes. In the short term, the project should help increase tourism to the Faroe Islands (and let's be honest, they need some good press following the whaling backlash) while providing the ultimate insider's look of the island's trails. Check out the video here:

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