Down contains two significant peninsulas&colon; Ards Peninsula and Lecale peninsula. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands. The coastline is indented with inlets, capes and peninsulas. The coast contains the Rybachy Peninsula and the Cape Svyatoy Nos peninsulas. The Ards peninsula is one of the larger peninsulas outside Kerry. Many monasteries were established on islands, peninsulas, river mouths and cliffs. Zeeland consists of several islands and peninsulas. This explains why many hegemons have been geographically situated on peninsulas or islands. It contains 144 islands, of which the largest is Urupukapuka, and numerous peninsulas and inlets. It is divided by shallow banks and has many peninsulas and islands. Michigan consists of two peninsulas separated by the Straits of Mackinac. Each is separated by large, rocky, pine-covered peninsulas which jut out into the Pacific Ocean. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. Two large peninsulas, Boothia and Melville, extend northward from the mainland. Various peninsulas, which are predominantly moorland, radiate from the centre.