0 % ▁ ▁Other : ▁ 9 7 . 8 6 % ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Environment — intern ational ▁agre ements ▁ ▁Marine ▁dump ing ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁climate ▁is ▁class ed ▁as ▁sub pol ar ▁ocean ic ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁C fc ), ▁with ▁areas ▁having ▁a ▁t und ra ▁climate , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁mountains , ▁although ▁some ▁coast al ▁or ▁low - lying ▁areas ▁may ▁have ▁very ▁m ild - w inter ▁versions ▁of ▁a ▁t und ra ▁climate . ▁The ▁overall ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁climate ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁strong ▁war ming ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁which ▁produces ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Current . ▁This , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁rem oten ess ▁of ▁any ▁source ▁of ▁land mass - indu ced ▁warm ▁or ▁cold ▁air flow s , ▁ens ures ▁that ▁winter s ▁are ▁m ild ▁( mean ▁temperature ▁ 3 . 0 ▁to ▁ 4 . 0   ° C ▁or ▁ 3 7 ▁to ▁ 3 9   ° F ) ▁while ▁sum mers ▁are ▁cool ▁( mean ▁temperature ▁ 9 . 5 ▁to ▁ 1 0 . 5   ° C ▁or ▁ 4 9 ▁to ▁ 5 1   ° F ). ▁ ▁The ▁islands ▁are ▁wind y , ▁cloud y , ▁and ▁cool ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 1 0 ▁ra iny ▁or ▁snow y ▁days ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁islands ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁de