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The closest distance from mainland to mainland is about 5,100 kilometers (from Boston, USA to Lisbon, Portugal).
The closest distance from mainland to mainland is about 5,100 kilometers (from Boston, USA to Lisbon, Portugal).
Cape horn and strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan. =D
In North America, between Canada and Mexico.The USA is in North America. Canada is the northern part of North America, excluding Alaska, which is Far north from the mainland. There are also some European countries near North America.
The Sea of Japan lies between Japan and the mainland of Asia
Pentland Firth between mainland and Orkney, North Minch between mainland and Western Isles, North Channel between mainland and Northern Ireland.
The water between the mainland of Australia and Tasmania is called Bass Strait.
At the pass between northern and southern mainland Greece, opposite the strait between Euboia island and the mainland.
Tierra dei Fuego is the archipelago that is just south of mainland South America. It is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan. Sovereignty of the islands is split between Chile and Argentina.
An island is a body of land completely surrounded by water. A mainland is a larger body of land surrounded by water. A mainland is the largest of the other islands. A mainland isn't determined by size, it's determined by size compared to other islands. For example; Hawaii is a mainland. Kauai is an island. This is because Hawaii is larger than Kauai. Depending on how you look at it, Hawaii would be an island, and North America would be the mainland.A mainland is an island, but an island isn't always a mainland.