Continental Portugal or Mainland Portugal is the part of the territory of Portugal located in the Iberian Peninsula and so in Continental Europe. Continental Portugal is also commonly referred to - by the Portuguese - simply as the Continent. Wikipedia

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "clear water". Wikipedia