Mainland
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Zach Margolis course in red across the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland near the Terranea Resort
noun - The mainland is a name given to a large land mass in a region relative to a nearby island or islands or relative to the largest of a group of islands in an archipelago. Because of its larger area, a mainland almost always has a much larger population than its associated islands. In the channel swimming community, mainland is often used when swimming between an island and the larger nearby land mass.
Usage
He swam from Catalina Island to the California mainland.
Use of the Term
- Mainland Argentina and the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tierra del Fuego
- Mainland Australia and Tasmania
- Mainland Britain (i.e., the island of Great Britain) and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
- Mainland Canada and Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island or Vancouver Island
- Mainland China (including the island of Hainan) and Hong Kong and Macau of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Taiwan
- Mainland Chile and insular Chile (Easter Island, Sala y Gómez, Desventuradas Islands and Juan Fernández Islands)
- Mainland Denmark and the Faroe Islands and Greenland
- Mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
- Mainland Finland and Åland Islands
- Mainland France (Le Continent) and Corsica
- Mainland Greece (including and the island of Euboia) and the Greek Islands
- Mainland Ireland and its offshore islands
- Mainland India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
- Mainland Italy and Sardinia, Sicily, and other minor islands
- Mainland Japan and Honshū and the rest of the Japanese islands
- Mainland Korea and Jeju and Ulleung Islands
- Mainland Malaysia and Sabah, Sarawak and its other smaller islands such as Penang and Langkawi
- Mainland Portugal and Azores and Madeira Islands
- Mainland Scotland and its many offshore islands including the Western Isles and Orkney or Shetland
- Mainland Spain and the Balearic and Canary Islands
- Mainland United States and the state of Hawaii
External links
- How Do You Define A Crossing In The Open Water?
- The Muenzer Family - Mega Logistics At Play Across The Catalina Channel
- Marathon Muenzer Goes Mega
- Carol Wortman On A Summer Day In Southern California
- Jeff Ford To Endure Extremes To Benefit U.S. Marines
- Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh No. Sharks, Jellyfish and Snakes, Oh Yes
- Robert Bohane Honored By The Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Oliver Turner Swam From Coast To Coast - And In The Shadows The World Trade Center
- Joel Matos Completes Fast Turnaround Of The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Arafat Gatabazi From Democratic Republic Of Congo To Robben Island
- On Course - Eventually - To The Olympic Marathon Swim
- 1982 Windermere International Championships
- Back In The Day…Swimming In The Dark In 1920
- Jason Zirganos' Last Mile Took 5 Hours Of Perseverance
- Catalina To The Mainland Or Mainland To Catalina?
- Craig Lenning Has The Right Stuff After 47 Years
- Gotta Good Feeling About The Farallons
- Antecedent Attempts At Anacapa
- Craig Lenning Has The Right Stuff After 47 Years
- Gotta Good Feeling About The Farallons
- Big Day Out On The Ocean (Atlantic Division)
- Big Day Out On The Ocean (Pacific Division)
- 4.4 nm To Go For Craig Lenning
- So Far, So Good For Craig Lenning
- Craig Lenning's 15 Hours 46 Minutes Ends 47-Year Hiatus
- When Technology Meets Channel Swimming
- When SEALs Stand Up To Sharks
- Tandem Times Two Triumphant
- Zach Margolis: Past, Present And Future In The Open Water
- Kimberly Chambers Climbs To #8 With A #4
- Anacapa Relays Swim With A Fin In The Water
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
