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16-675: Mason Neck is a peninsula jutting into the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia , southwest of Washington, D.C. . It is surrounded by Belmont Bay to the west, the Potomac River to the south and east, Gunston Cove to the northeast, and Pohick Bay to the north-northeast. Mason Neck forms the southernmost section of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia . It comprises an area of 20.0 square miles (51.8 km), two-thirds of which

32-473: A 2020 song by Moses Sumney from Græ Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Insula . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Insula&oldid=956938251 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

48-522: A variety of recreational activities while preserving the land's natural resources. During the 1980s, the Lynch family traded Fairfax County officials their Mason Neck land holdings in exchange for 900 acres (360 ha) of land near the Lorton Prison. This plot of land became the housing development known as Crosspointe . Many of the suburban subdivisions located around the Lorton Prison are built on land that

64-470: Is also the location of Pohick Church , frequented by both Mason and George Washington , and Cranford Methodist Church, which was built in 1857 and served as a hospital during the Civil War . During the 19th and early 20th centuries, much of the land was used for the logging of mature pine and hardwood timber. Over time, pollution and habitat destruction caused a decline in the bald eagle population. By

80-600: Is preserved as parkland by regional, state, and national authorities. The population of the Mason Neck CDP was 2,005 as of the 2010 census . The Mason Neck peninsula was inhabited by the Doeg prior to the arrival of European settlers. The recorded history of Mason Neck began around 1755 with the construction of Gunston Hall , the plantation house of George Mason , author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights . Mason Neck

96-451: Is the Latin word for "island" and may refer to: Insula (Roman city) , a block in a Roman city plan surrounded by four streets Insula (building) , a kind of apartment building in ancient Rome that provided housing for all but the elite Ínsula Barataria , the governorship assigned to Sancho Panza as a prank in the novel Don Quixote Insular cortex , a brain structure "Insula",

112-435: The northern copperhead and the northern black racer . Peninsula The word peninsula derives from Latin paeninsula , from paene  'almost' and insula  'island'. The word entered English in the 16th century. A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and

128-498: The 1960s, much of the forest had grown back, but residential development as a suburb of Washington posed another threat. In 1969, local residents and conservation groups achieved the establishment of the Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge , with the specific objective of protecting the bald eagle. This, along with Mason Neck State Park and Pohick Bay Regional Park , provides

144-753: The Lynch family once owned. The Mason Neck land that was traded to the county later became a state-controlled nature reserve called Meadowood. In addition to Bald Eagles, Mason Neck is home to over 211 bird species, over 200 plant species, over 31 mammal species, and 40 reptiles and amphibians species. Birds include great blue herons , Canada geese , ospreys , wood ducks , teal , owls , and woodpeckers . Whitetail deer are common, along with beavers , muskrats , groundhogs , and foxes . A diverse population of frogs and toads can be heard on summer nights. Eastern box turtles , eastern snapping turtles , wood turtles , and spotted turtles can all be found around ponds, streams, and marshes, as well as snakes , such as

160-857: The body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes said to form a peninsula, for example in the New Barbadoes Neck in New Jersey , United States. A peninsula may be connected to the mainland via an isthmus , for example, in the Isthmus of Corinth which connects to the Peloponnese peninsula. Peninsulas can be formed from continental drift , glacial erosion , glacial meltwater , glacial deposition , marine sediment , marine transgressions , volcanoes, divergent boundaries or river sedimentation. More than one factor may play into

176-489: The formation of a peninsula. For example, in the case of Florida , continental drift, marine sediment, and marine transgressions were all contributing factors to its shape. In the case of formation from glaciers (e.g., the Antarctic Peninsula or Cape Cod ), peninsulas can be created due to glacial erosion , meltwater or deposition . If erosion formed the peninsula, softer and harder rocks were present, and since

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192-466: The glacier only erodes softer rock, it formed a basin . This may create peninsulas, and occurred for example in the Keweenaw Peninsula . In the case of formation from meltwater, melting glaciers deposit sediment and form moraines , which act as dams for the meltwater. This may create bodies of water that surround the land, forming peninsulas. If deposition formed the peninsula, the peninsula

208-468: The sediment is deposited, forming a delta peninsula. Marine transgressions (changes in sea level) may form peninsulas, but also may affect existing peninsulas. For example, the water level may change, which causes a peninsula to become an island during high water levels. Similarly, wet weather causing higher water levels make peninsulas appear smaller, while dry weather make them appear larger. Sea level rise from global warming will permanently reduce

224-521: The size of some peninsulas over time. Peninsulas are noted for their use as shelter for humans and Neanderthals . The landform is advantageous because it gives hunting access to both land and sea animals. They can also serve as markers of a nation's borders. insula#Latin From Misplaced Pages, the 💕 [REDACTED] Look up insula in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Insula

240-552: The volcano erupts near shallow water. Marine sediment may form peninsulas by the creation of limestone . A rift peninsula may form as a result of a divergent boundary in plate tectonics (e.g. the Arabian Peninsula ), while a convergent boundary may also form peninsulas (e.g. Gibraltar or the Indian subcontinent ). Peninsulas can also form due to sedimentation in rivers. When a river carrying sediment flows into an ocean,

256-538: Was composed of sedimentary rock , which was created from a large deposit of glacial drift . The hill of drift becomes a peninsula if the hill formed near water but was still connected to the mainland, for example during the formation of Cape Cod about 23,000 years ago. In the case of formation from volcanoes, when a volcano erupts magma near water, it may form a peninsula (e.g., the Alaskan Peninsula ). Peninsulas formed from volcanoes are especially common when

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