The Mainland

The main island in the Orkney Islands is known, simply enough, as The Mainland. 

I thought today's random fact might resonated especially here on Newfoundland, because we use the same phrase to describe the rest of North America, but particularly the rest of Canada, not to mention Labrador. 

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[paul]

There's also a town on the Port au Port called Mainland...and from what i remember it got that name because from a nearby offshore island you could see "The Mainland" -- it makes sense but it's still kinda funny