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canyon | a deep valley with steep sides |
continent | one of the seven great land masses |
desert | a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live |
forest | a large area of land covered with trees and other plants |
glacier | a large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or through a valley |
gulf | a large body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land |
hill | a raised part of the earth's surface that is lower than a mountain |
island | a piece of land that is surrounded by water |
lake | an inland body of fresh or salt water |
mountain | a high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak |
ocean | the body of salt water that covers most of the earth |
plain | a large, low area of flat or rolling land with few trees |
plateau | a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it |
river | a long body of water that flows over land |
valley | an area of low land between mountains or hills |
bay | body of water that extends into the land |
tributary | a small river or stream that flows across the land and usually empties into a lake, ocean or other river |
basin | a low bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher land |
coast | land along an ocean or a sea |
harbor | a protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor |