It is called the "peninsula of peninsulas" because it is a collection of peninsulas. This is true because it has around 5 peninsulas in it. Some of these peninsulas are the Ba…lkin peninsula, the Iberian peninsula, the Italian peninsula, etc. (MORE)
The word is from the Latin 'paene insula' meaning 'almost island'. By definition, a peninsula is an area of land surrounded by water on three sides. Since the Iberian Peninsul…a is surrounded by water on three sides, it is a peninsula. (MORE)
Europe itself is one large peninsula; it occupies the western peninsula of Eurasia. Within Europe are many, many peninsulas, large and small. So Europe (a large peninsula) con…sists of smaller peninsulas, meaning it is the peninsula of peninsulas. To call Europe a peninsula is to distort the meaning of the term. A peninsula is, in common understanding, an extension of a much larger landmass, the idea being that peninsulas are not continent sized. The Arabian Peninsula is the largest that comes to mind. Indonesia is also thought of as a large peninsula. (MORE)
The Niagara Peninsula is not a true peninsula. It is an isthmus, a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land. The Niagara River does not count as a body of wat…er, thus the "peninsula" is only bordered by bodies of water on two sides, Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. (MORE)
Portsmouth is not a peninsula - the formal name of the land around the City of Portsmouth is Portsea Island and it is surrounded by water on all sides and not just 3. Hope th…is helps (MORE)
There is an easy answer to this one : Yes. Sweden is indeed a peninsula, it's part of the Scandinavian peninsula which, as you probably know, consists of Sweden, Norway and th…e northwestern part of Finland. (MORE)
The Delmarva Peninsula is the peninsula that the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia share. Delmarva is a combination of an abbreviation of all three state's names in a…lphabetical order. Del aware + Mar yland + V irgini a = Delmarva . (MORE)