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The suffix -land which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy—a land. The word came via Germanic "land."

Below is the list of places that ends with "-land" or "Land".

This list is incomplete; you can help by . (February 2011)

Sovereign states[]

Common name:

•  Finland
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  The Netherlands
•  Poland
•   Switzerland
•  Thailand
•  Deutschland (Germany)

Derived name:

•  New Zealand
•  Marshall Islands
•  Solomon Islands

Sub-national administrative divisions[]

•  Queensland, Australia
•  Burgenland, Austria
•  Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
•  Prince Edward Island, Canada
•  Greenland, Denmark
•  Åland, Finland
• Lapland, Finland
•  Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
•  Saarland, Germany
•  Nagaland, India
•  Flevoland, the Netherlands
•  Friesland, the Netherlands
•  Gelderland, the Netherlands
•  Zeeland, the Netherlands
•  Jubaland, Somalia
•  Puntland, Somalia
•  Somaliland, Somalia
•  England, United Kingdom
•  Scotland, United Kingdom
•  Maryland, United States

Derived name:

•  North Holland, the Netherlands
•  South Holland, the Netherlands
•  Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
•  Rhode Island, United States

Other places[]

Australia[]

• Central Highlands Council, Tasmania
• Central Highlands Region, Queensland
• City of Moreland, Victoria
• Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria
• City of Maitland, New South Wales
• City of Nedlands, Western Australia
• Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania
• Town of Port Hedland, Western Australia
• South Gippsland Shire, Victoria
• Southern Midlands Council, Tasmania
• Tablelands Region, Queensland

Other places

• Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
• Central Highlands, Tasmania
• Central Queensland
• Far North Queensland
• Gippsland, Victoria
• Midlands, Tasmania
• Murraylands, South Australia
• New England, New South Wales
• North Queensland
• Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
• Portland, Victoria
• Riverland, South Australia
• South East Queensland
• Southern Highlands, New South Wales
• Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
• List of islands of Australia

Canada[]

Province level

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prince Edward Island

County level

• Starland
• Wheatland
• Parkland
• Woodlands
• Cumberland
• Westmorland
• Northumberland County, New Brunswick
• Northumberland County, Ontario
• Welland (historic)

Town level

• Daysland
• Hartland
• Ferryland
• Winterland
• Kirkland
• Midland
• Choiceland
• Luseland
• Zealandia
• Lower Mainland
• Cape Breton Highlands
• Welland
• Clarence-Rockland
• Rossland
• Sunderland
• Aroland
• Summerland
• Peachland
• List of islands of Canada

Denmark[]

• Sjælland or Zealand
• Jylland or Jutland
• Sønderjylland
• Midtjylland
• Nordjylland
• Himmerland
• Lolland/Laaland

Finland[]

(Names in Swedish/Names in Finnish)

• Nyland / Uusimaa
• Egentliga Finland / Varsinais-Suomi
• Egentliga Tavastland / Kanta-Häme
• Birkaland / Pirkanmaa
• Päijänne-Tavastland / Päijät-Häme
• Mellersta Finland / Keski-Suomi
• Kajanaland / Kainuu
• Lappland / Lappi
• Åland / Ahvenanmaa

Germany[]

• A Bundesland
• Rheinland (Rhineland) and Rheinland-Pfalz
• Havelland
• Heligoland
• Jerichower Land
• Mansfelder Land
• Weimarer Land
• Altenburger Land
• Saale-Holzland
• Landsberg
• Saterland
• Sauerland
  • Hochsauerlandkreis
• Altes Land
• Wendland
• Emsland
• Ostfriesland
• Uthlande

The Netherlands[]

City level

• Ameland
• Berkelland
• Blokland
• Dinkelland
• Dirksland
• Drechterland
• Gaasterland
• Kollumerland
• Lansingerland
• Lemsterland
• Midden-Delfland
• Montferland
• Nieuw-Lekkerland
• Noord-Beveland
• Noorder-Koggenland
• Opsterland
• Oud-Beijerland
• Reiderland
• Scharsterland
• Schouwen-Duiveland
• Sint Annaland
• Smallingerland
• Steenwijkerland
• Vlieland
• Waterland
• Wester-Koggenland
• Westland
• Wormerland
• Zwartewaterland
• Zuid-Beveland

New Zealand[]

• Auckland
• Fiordland
• Northland
• Southland
• Westland

Norway[]

Vestlandet	Østlandet	Sørlandet	Trøndelag	Nord-Norge
Rogaland Håland Haugaland Hjelmeland Hordaland Askeland Meland Sunnhordland Midthordland Nordhordland	Akershus Høland Oppland Land Søndre Land Nordre Land Telemark Grenland	Aust-Agder Iveland	Sør-Trøndelag Ørland	Nordland Helgeland Vesterålen Sortland Troms Skånland

Sweden[]

• Skåneland (Previously part of Denmark)

Götaland	Svealand	Norrland
Dalsland Gotland Halland Småland Västergötland Öland Östergötland	Södermanland Uppland Värmland Västmanland	Gästrikland Hälsingland Jämtland Lappland Ångermanland

United Kingdom[]

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Counties

• Northumberland
• Rutland
• West Midlands
• Cumberland (historic)
• Sutherland (historic)
• Westmorland (historic)

Other places:

• Backaland
• Backlands
• Bankland
• Barkisland
• Bennetland
• Berrylands
• Biglands
• Blackland
• Blakelands
• Blisland
• Bowland
• Bordlands
• Boreland
• Boyland
• Brackenlands
• Braehoulland
• Bridgelands
• Broadlands
• Brockhollands
• Brookland
• Brooklands
• Broomlands
• Browland
• Burland
• Burntisland
• Byland
• Collegeland
• East Midlands
• Goathland
• Scottish Highlands
• Shetland
• City of Sunderland
  • Sunderland
• Swithland
• West Midlands (region)
• List of islands of the United Kingdom

United States[]

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Multi-state regions

• New England

Regions entirely in a single state

• the Firelands
• Vacationland

State level

• Maryland

City level

• Ashland
• Cherryland
• Cleveland
• Cloverland
• Cortland
• Courtland
• Dairyland
• Forkland
• Kirtland
• Loveland
• Oakland
• Portland
• Ragland
• Saraland
• Vineland
• Woodland

Village level

• Rhineland
• List of islands of the United States

Other countries[]

• Akhzivland
• Bjarmaland, today comprise a part of Russia
• Boland, Iran
• Boland, Western Cape - South Africa
• Courland - Latvia
• Czech lands
• Dubailand - Dubai
• Esanland - Nigeria
• Igboland - Nigeria
• Liberland
• Maryland or Marimland - Russia
• Mashonaland - Zimbabwe
• Samland or Sambia or Kaliningrad Peninsula - Russia
• Slovene Lands
• Sudetenland - Czech Republic
• Sundaland
• Székely Land or Szeklerland - Romania
• Ussuriland - Russia
• Valland
• Vinland, North America
• Waasland - Belgium
• Yorubaland - Benin, Nigeria, Togo
• Zululand - South Africa
• "Lands" of Antarctica (e.g. Queen Maud Land, Marie Byrd Land) – see Geography of Antarctica for further examples

Former place names[]

• Ashantiland
• Basutoland
• Bechuanaland Protectorate
• Matabeleland
• Nyasaland Protectorate
• Osterland
• Österland
• Pleissnerland
• Rugiland
• Stellaland
• Swaziland, officially renamed Eswatini
• Togoland
• Wituland

Thematic parks[]

• Adventureland
• Coney Island
• Disneyland
• Everland
• Gardaland
• Kings Island
• Legoland
• Seoul Land
• Wonderland

Fictional places[]

From Peter Pan

• Neverland

From Alice in Wonderland

• Wonderland

From Middle-Earth:

• Dark Land
• Dunland
• Sun-Lands

From Chronicles of Narnia

• Archenland
• Underland
• Burnt Island
• Dark Island
• Dragon Island
• Lone Islands

Other common names[]

• Buckland
• Copeland
• Falkland
• Frankland
• Happyland
• Headland
• Kirkland
• Kirtland
• La La Land
• Lakeland
• Leland
• Maitland
• Midland
• Newland
• Oberland
• Overland
• Parkland
• Redland
• Sealand
• Summerland
• Wayland
• Winterland
• Woodland
• Woodlands

See also[]

• List of islands - which technically ends with the "-land" from the word island
• List of fictional islands
• Land as surnames
• -stan
• -desh
• Pradesh
• -tania
• -patnam
• -pur