It is also used as opposed to Chiloé Island and Tierra del Fuego;* Mainland Denmark, as opposed to the Faroe Islands and Greenland (a special case, because Greenland is larger than mainland Denmark);* Mainland Ecuador, as opposed to the Galapagos Islands;* Mainland Equatorial Guinea, usually called Río Muni, the part which is on the African continent, as opposed to the offshore islands;* Mainland Estonia, as opposed to Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and other Western Estonian islands;*Mainland Europe, another term for Continental Europe used in many parts of the English-speaking world, but generally not in the United Kingdom; usually in Great Britain, and sometimes in Ireland, mainland Europe is referred to as "The Continent" or just "Europe".