Faroe islands 🇫🇴 The Faroe Islands is a North Atlantic archipelago located 320 kilometres (200 mi) north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway and Iceland. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. The islands have a total area of about 1,400 square kilometres (540 sq mi) with a population of 51,783 as of June 2019. In Faroe Island, it rains 300 days during the year, so the settlers introduced the grass roofs as it provided protection from the sobbing rain and thermal insulation. The load of a sod roof is approximately 250 kg per m². In winter the total load may well increase to 400 or 500 kg per m² because of snow. Sod is also a reasonably efficient insulator in a cold climate. The birch bark underneath ensures that the roof will be waterproof. The term ‘sod roof’ is somewhat misleading, as the active, water-tight element of the roof is birch bark. The main purpose of the sod is to hold the birch bark in place. The roof might just as well have been called a "birch bark roof", but its grassy outward appearance is the reason for its name in Scandinavian languages: Norwegian and Swedish torvtak, Icelandic torfþak. Photos by İlhan Eroğlu 📷👏 @ilhan1077 (Instagram) . . #touristattractions #environment #sodroof #turfroof #turfhouse #environmental #grasshouse #faroeislands #scotland #norway #iceland #travel #denmark #rain #beautifulplaces #houseideas #homeideas #facade #exteriorhome #homestyle #homedecor #decoration #deco #landscape #urban #rural #architecture #civilengineering #geology #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/CUPzaQBlGa1/?utm_medium=tumblr
