Continental Portugal (Portuguese: Portugal Continental) is the designation of the mainland Portugal territory, in the Iberian Peninsula, located in the Continental Europe. This article is about the geomorphological/geopolitical term; MAINLAND is also a cheese brand owned by Fonterra, a New Zealand dairy company. ... Jump to: navigation, search topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ... Continental Europe refers to the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and peninsulae. ...

The designation is sometimes used to differentiate the continental territory of Portugal from the insular territory of Portugal, which is composed by the Madeira and Azores Portuguese archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean. Jump to: navigation, search Continental may refer to: The adjective of continent, such as in continental Europe, continental breakfast, or continental climate, or Continental Glacier; The culture of the continental nation states of Europe, inasmuch as it contrasts with the culture of Anglo-Saxon England; Continental Motors, an aircraft engine... For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: Rather die free than peacefully subjected) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...

In the past, during the Portuguese Empire period, Metrópole used to be a common designation. The Metrópole corresponded exactly to the Continental Portugal of today, plus the Azores and Madeira. In opposition, the colonies (such as Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Timor, et al.) were called the Ultramar. History of Portugal series Prehistoric Portugal Pre-Roman Portugal Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia Visigoths and Suevi Moorish rule and Reconquista First County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal Second County of Portugal Establishment of the Monarchy Consolidation of the Monarchy 1383–1385 Crisis Discoveries Portuguese Empire 1580 Crisis Iberian... Timor is an island at the south of the Malay Archipelago, divided between the independent state of East Timor, and West Timor, part of the Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur with the surface of 11,883 sq mi/ 30,777 km². The name is a variant of timur, Malay...

See also

• Portugal
• Azores
• Madeira