- published: 27 Oct 2015
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Mainland is a name given to a large landmass in a region (as contrasted with a nearby island or islands),or to the largest of a group of islands in an archipelago. Sometimes its residents are called "Mainlanders". Because of its larger area, a mainland almost always has a much larger population than its associated islands, and mainlander culture and politics sometimes threaten to dominate those of the islands.
Prominent uses of the term include:
The term is used on multiple levels. To someone in Tasmania, continental Australia is the mainland; but to residents of King Island, Flinders Island, and the other surrounding islands, Tasmania itself is the mainland.
Are you oneside awright gonna turn the tide
We're shippin' out for the mainland
Gotta passion the waves are splashin'
A landlubber from the mainland
Tell me are ye fit (damnright)
Can ye make the trip
Sea fair on sailor
gonna set sail loaded to the gunwails
Can't keep me from the mainland
We're comin' aboard comin' aboard
So all ashore that's goin' ashore
All hands on the deck (aye aye)
Let's see some respect
It's a ticket to the mainland
This ship will happen
She got the best captain
An old salt from the mainland
Ye ever bin ta sea (yes indeed)
Hangin' on the breeze
Full sail to the mainland
Up in the crow's nest
Is where you see the sea the best