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Continental Europe, also referred to as '''mainland Europe''' or simply '''the Continent''', is the Continent of Europe , explicitly excluding European Island s and, at times, Peninsula s. Notably, in British English usage, the term means Europe excluding the UK. One general definition of "Continental Europe" is ''the European landmass excluding the UK, Ireland and Iceland.'' However, different areas of Europe have their own ideas on what the term actually means. USE IN THE UK In the United Kingdom , the Continent is used to refer to the mainland of Europe. A famous, perhaps Apocryphal , British newspaper headline once read "Fog in Channel; Continent Cut Off".12 THE NORDIC CONCEPT In Nordic usage, UK, Ireland, Scandinavia , Iceland , and Finland are excluded. MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS In the Mediterranean context, "The continent" may refer to the continental part of Italy (as opposed to Sardinia , Sicily ) or the continental part of France (as opposed to Corsica ). REFERENCES SEE ALSO |
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