History Main / ObjectShapedLandmass

** Isle Delphino from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' is shaped like a dolphin ([[BilingualBonus Delphino means "dolphin" in Italian]]).

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--> '''Ferryman:''' Well, you see, you have to sort of squint and turn your head a bit to see the skull, but then, it's just SO SCARY!
--> '''Guybrush:''' If you squint and turn your head it looks like a bunny.
* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'':

* ''{{VideoGame/Meteos}}'': Geolyte has a continent shaped like one of the planet's natives in ''Meteos Wars''.

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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Invoked in-universe. In the world of Remnant, there are two continents that have a dragon-esque appearance. The eastern continent of Anima has a serpentine form and the unnamed north-western continent has a lizardine form. Although the original map creation produced these shapes by accident, it was incorporated into the lore of the world in the form of a legend about the two Brother Gods who created the world. When the Two Brothers fought over the fate of the world, they agreed to enter a state of hibernation; the God of Light became the continent of Anima and the God of Darkness became the unnamed north-western continent. They sleep until TheDayOfReckoning, where they will judge humanity's existence. [[spoiler:Although there is truth to the legend that the two Brother Gods have dragon forms and that humanity is under a secret test of redemption that could see them destroyed if they fail, the two disappearance of the two gods is more complicated than them becoming the continents, and the fairy tale is implied to be humanity's way of explaining the appearance of their world.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Invoked in-universe. In the world of Remnant, there are two continents that have a dragon-esque appearance. The eastern continent of Anima has a serpentine form and the unnamed north-western continent has a lizardine form. Although the original creation of map produced these shapes by accident, it was incorporated into the lore of the world in the form of a legend about the two Brother Gods who created the world. When the Two Brothers fought over the fate of the world, they agreed to enter a state of hibernation; the God of Light became the continent of Anima and the God of Darkness became the unnamed north-western continent. They sleep until TheDayOfReckoning, where they will judge humanity's existence. [[spoiler:Although there is truth to the legend that the two Brother Gods have dragon forms and that humanity is under a secret test of redemption that could see them destroyed if they fail, the two disappearance of the two gods is more complicated than them becoming the continents, and the fairy tale is implied to be humanity's way of explaining the appearance of their world.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Invoked in-universe. In the world of Remnant, there are two continents that have a dragon-esque appearance. The eastern continent of Anima has a serpentine form and the unnamed north-western continent has a lizardine form. Although the original creation of map produced these shapes by accident, it was incorporated into the lore of the world in the form of a legend about the two Brother Gods who created the world. When the Two Brothers fought over the fate of the world, they agreed to enter a state of hibernation; the God of Light became the continent of Anima and the God of Darkness became the unnamed north-western continent. They sleep until TheDayOfReckonning, where they will judge humanity's existence. [[spoiler:Although there is truth to the legend that the two Brother Gods have dragon forms and that humanity is under a secret test of redemption that could see them destroyed if they fail, the two disappearance of the two gods is more complicated than them becoming the continents, and the fairy tale is implied to be humanity's way of explaining the appearance of their world.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Remnant's northwestern continent, about which very little is known comparative to all the other major landmasses, is shaped like a winged dragon.

* ''VideoGame/GaryGadget'': Church Island from "Bygg båtar med Mulle Meck" is shaped like a cross.

* It serves as a quick indicator of what can be expected from the island and show it as having more importance than expected -- for example, an island that looks like a Star may be expected to hold stars or some other astral material.

* ''ComicBook/DungeonTwilight'': One tribe of dragons has a sacred cave they call the Grandmother, because it very obviously looks like female genitals. On seeing a nearby outcrop of rock with a very phallic shape, Red Marvin snarkily asks if it's called the Grandfather.

* ''Literature/{{Holes}}'': In both the book and [[Film/{{Holes}} the movie]], it's stated that after being robbed by Kissin' Kate Barlow and wandering through the desert, Stanley Yelnats I is stated to have found refuge on "God's Thumb". It's rather vague what this statement means, until Stanley sees a huge rock formation off in the distance from Camp Green Lake. It seems to look like a gigantic thumb, and he even holds up his thumb to it to compare. [[spoiler:It turns out the rock formation is what Stanley the first meant as God's Thumb.]]

** Sky Dragon Isle is shaped like a crescent moon. [[spoiler:Late in the game's story it unfolds into [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Terra Tower]], with the arms of the crescent also becoming the arm of the tower itself.]]

* In the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates, "panhandles" are narrow strips of state territory that protrude outwards and should logically belong to one of the neighboring states, but doesn't due to various geopolitical reasons. The Oklahoma Panhandle is arguably the most famous since it makes the state actually look like a cooking pot. The reason it exists is because Texas, to the south, didn't want that land since it was located right at the boundary of where slavery was and wasn't legal in the US.

* ''VideoGame/GaryGadget'': The Church Island from "Bygg båtar med Mulle Meck" is shaped like a cross.

* In the 8-bit game ''Cyclone'', several of the islands have the shapes of objects, such as Bone Island, Banana Island, and [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Enterprise]] Island.

* ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'': Indian Island got its name because it from a nearby cliff the profile seems to be shaped like the head of an American Indian. Downplayed because the actual island shape isn't remarkable, and the resemblance is just from one angle.

* It serves as a quick indicator of what can be expected from the island and show it as having more importance than expected - for example, an island that looks like a Star may be expected to hold stars or some other astral material.
* It can serve as a warning that the island is not a place of safety - for example, an island [[BewareTheSkullBase which looks like a skull can be expected to be a dangerous place]].

Generally, if this trope is in play, expect the island to be [[MeaningfulName named after their shape]]. To note, for it to count as this trope, it can't be connected to any other landmass, and it can't be a mountain shape - the landmass itself must be that shape. However, a peninsula does count as it provides the boundary between land and water forming a shape, especially if the coastline provides a clear image.

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* Played for laughs in ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists'' - Blood Island is called that, not because it's a pirate haven with a long history of violence, but because it's "exactly in the shape of some blood".

* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'': Both Pyrrhia and [[spoiler: Pantala]] are shaped like their dragon inhabitants, though it's much more obvious looking at the latter. [[spoiler: Strangely, though, the Pantala's "wings" are shaped like stereotypical dragon wings, when none of the three Pantalan tribes have wings shaped like that.]]

** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'': Some of the islands which Mario can go to in the Great Sea are shaped like objects, including Mushroom Island (which resembles a Super Mushroom and is where Mario finds the [[spoiler: Origami Craftsman]]), Heart Island (which resembles a heart and which houses a MAX Up Heart) and ? Island (which resembles a question mark and features tons of ? Blocks).

* UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} looks a lot like a boot.

* ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'': Indian Island got its name because it is shaped like the head of an American Indian.

SuperTrope to CrescentMoonIsland. See also ShapedLikeWhatItSells for when this applies to stores and MonsterShapedMountain for when it applies to mountains. Compare to GiantCorpseWorld for when the reason the island looks like a creature is that it once was a creature and WorldShapes for when this concept is applied to planets.

* In {{WesternAnimation/Moana}}, the island of Te Fiti is shaped like a sleeping woman. This is because the landmass is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly that]]; the entire island is the body of the goddess Te Fiti.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'': Early in the game, you'll be forced to ditch your airship on a peninsula in the shape of a dragon. Much later in the game, said peninsula is revealed to be [[spoiler: the petrified form of Dragon [[SummonMagic Esper]] Bahamut himself.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Treehouse of Horror XIII", the segment ''The Island of Dr. Hibbert'' takes place on a skull-shaped island. According to the Rigellians Kang and Kodos, it looks like their race's equivalent of the number 4.

* In the small Southeast Asian country of Brunei Darussalam, a ship-shaped rock named Jong Batu is visible in Brunei Bay. According to local folklore, it's an [[TakenForGranite actual ship, turned to stone along with everyone aboard]] when the ungrateful captain refused to acknowledge a poor, ragged woman as his mother due to not wanting to look bad in front of his rich and snobby wife.

* Catalina Island, off the coast of California, is sometimes described looking like a diving seal.

* Hashima Island is a former coal mining colony near the shore of Japan. Because of its shape, it's commonly called Battleship Island.

* Italy looks a lot like a boot.
* The Lower Peninsula of Michigan looks a lot like a mitten, leading to the image of Michiganders pointing at their hands to indicate locations like cities.

* Michigan looks a lot like a mitten.