Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as the European continent, – which can conversely mean the whole of Europe – and, by some, simply as the Continent. When Eurasia is regarded as a single continent, Europe is treated as a subcontinent, and called as European subcontinent.
The Aran Islands or The Arans are a group of three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland, with a total area around 46 km2 (18 sq mi). They constitute the historic barony of Aran in County Galway.
In rail transport, a wheel arrangement or wheel configuration is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed under a locomotive. Several notations exist to describe the wheel assemblies of a locomotive by type, position, and connections, with the adopted notations varying by country. Within a given country, different notations may also be employed for different kinds of locomotives, such as steam, electric, and diesel powered.
The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
Clear Island or Cape Clear Island is an island off the south-west coast of County Cork in Ireland. It is the southernmost inhabited part of Ireland and has a population of 147 people. It is an official Gaeltacht area, and most inhabitants speak Irish and English. Its nearest neighbouring island is Sherkin Island, which is 2 kilometres east of the Cape Clear Island. The island is divided into east and west halves by an isthmus called the Waist, with the North Harbour to the landward side and the South Harbour on the seaward side. Ferries sail regularly from the North Harbour to Schull and Baltimore on the mainland. The South Harbour is a popular berth for yachts and pleasure boats.
Rosslare Europort is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland, near the southeasternmost point of the island of Ireland. The port is the premier Irish port serving the European Continent with 36 direct services to the Continent weekly. It handles passenger and freight ferries to and from Cherbourg, Dunkirk and St Malo/Roscoff, in France, Bilbao in Spain and Fishguard and Pembroke Dock in the United Kingdom. Since July 2022, a new freight route between Rosslare and Zeebrugge, Belgium was introduced by Finnlines for a twice weekly ro-ro service between the two ports.
Burr Point is the easternmost point of mainland Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, at longitude 5.43ºW. It is a just over a mile southeast of Ballyhalbert village.
The lesser silver water beetle is a species of water scavenger beetle.
The Saltee Islands are a pair of small islands lying 5 kilometres off the southern coast of County Wexford in Ireland. The two islands are Great Saltee and Little Saltee. They have been largely unoccupied since the early 20th century and have been privately owned by the Neale family since 1943. Together the islands cover an area of 1.2 square kilometers.
Tied islands, or land-tied islands as they are often known, are landforms consisting of an island that is connected to mainland or another island only by a tombolo: a spit of beach materials connected to land at both ends. St Ninian's Isle in the Shetland Islands off the north coast of Scotland is an example since it was once an island but is now linked to the mainland. Other examples include Maury Island, Washington, in the Puget Sound, Coronado, California; and Nahant, Massachusetts in the United States; Barrenjoey, New South Wales, in Australia; Paratutae Island, in New Zealand; Mount Hakodatein Japan, Howth Head, in Ireland; Wedge Island, in Western Australia; Cheung Chau, in Hong Kong; and Davaar Island, Campbeltown, Scotland.
Cychrus is a large genus of rare snail-eating beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 160 described species in Cychrus. They are found throughout the world, although more than 80 percent of the species occur in China.
Cychrus attenuatus is a species of beetle from a family Carabidae, that is endemic to Europe. It is found in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland France, Germany, Hungary, mainland Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
Gyrinus substriatus is a species of beetle native to Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. In Europe, it is only found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Germany, mainland Greece, Hungary, Ireland, mainland Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, mainland Norway, Poland, mainland Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. This is one of the most common species of whirligig beetle.
Platycerus caraboides is a species of stag beetle belonging to the family Lucanidae, subfamily Lucaninae.
Carabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Cychrus culminalis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Cavazzuti in 1997.
Cychrus cylindricollis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Pini in 1871.
Cychrus jirouxi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Deuve in 2006.
Apteroloma caraboides is a species of primitive carrion beetle in the family Agyrtidae. It is found in North America.
