Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent , not including the islands around it [regardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity]." The term is often politically, economically and/or demographically more significant than politically associated remote territories , such as exclaves or oceanic islands situated outside the continental shelf .
4-489: Curcio is a part of the mainland of Colico , Lombardy , northern Italy. The name Curcio is first mentioned in a slab dated 1585, which can still be seen as a part of the public washing fountain of the town. The first church was built in 1842 and dedicated to Holy Guardian Angels ; a new church was built in 1946-1957. 46°08′02″N 9°23′59″E / 46.1340°N 9.3998°E / 46.1340; 9.3998 Mainland In geography, "mainland" can denote
8-528: Is relative: in Tasmania , continental Australia is the mainland, while to residents of Flinders Island , the main island of Tasmania is also "the mainland", though the geological Australian continent includes all the former plus the island of New Guinea and all the smaller islands (e.g. the Torres Strait Islands ) in between. This list denotes prominent usages of the term "mainland" to distinguish
12-406: The continental part of any polity or the main island within an island nation . In geopolitics , "mainland" is sometimes used interchangeably with terms like metropole as an antonym to overseas territories . In the sense of " heartland ", mainland is the opposite of periphery . In some language a separate concept of "mainland" is missing and is replaced with a "continental portion". The term
16-414: The islands of a continent from the mainland of a continent through a geopolitical lens. This list denotes prominent usages of the term "mainland" to distinguish between distinct regions within a single country based on an "islands-to-mainland" relationship. Note that the "mainland" can sometimes consist of a large island rather than a continental landmass. This list denotes prominent internal usages of
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