陸りく島とう

noun

continental island

A geographical term for an island that was once part of a continent but became separated, e.g., by rising sea levels. Used in earth science and geography contexts.

• グリーンランドは世せ界かい最さい大だいの陸りく島とうです。

  Greenland is the world's largest continental island.

• 陸りく島とうと海かい洋よう島とうの違ちがいを説せつ明めいしてください。

  Please explain the difference between a continental island and an oceanic island.