Here is a link to a very interesting presentation found on the web on the glaciation of the Faroe Islands. There are no author's names, so I don't know who to thank. But some photos are pasted in below.
www.uio.no/.../GEG2130%20HHC%20Faroe%20Islands%20Geomorph...
Cirque wall, cut into layered Tertiary volcanic rocks typical of the islands
An old land surface abruptly truncated by a typically precipitous oceanic cliff line
Spectacular oceanic cliffs, typical of the west-facing coasts
Landslide on a mountainside. Usually the trigger is moisture overload, linked to the heavy rainfall experienced by the islands -- but in some cases pressure release comes into play
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