The Isle of Man is a peninsula.
Isle of Man . In the 9th century , Norsemen established the Kingdom of the Isles . The Kingdom of the Isles comprised the Hebrides , the islands of the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Man from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD . The islands were known to the Norse as the Suðreyjar , or `` Southern Isles '' as distinct from the Norðreyjar or Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland . Lord of Mann . The title Lord of Mann ( Çhiarn Vannin ) is used on the Isle of Man to refer to the island 's Lord Proprietor and head of state .