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Island | Land surrounded by water |
Archipelago | chain of islands |
Cape | Narrow strip of land that sticks out into the water. |
Peninsula | Piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. |
Hill | Area of raised land lower than a mountain. |
Mountain | High, steep land that rises sharply above the surrounding land. |
Plain | Level land that is at or near sea level. |
Plateau | Level land that is at a higher altitude. |
Desert | Area with little or no water or plants. |
Coast | Land that borders the sea/ ocean. |
Continent | Any of seven large land masses on the Earth's surface. |
Isthmus | Narrow strip of land that connects to larger land areas. |
Strait | Narrow strip of water that connects two larger bodies of water. |
River | Large stream of water that empties into an ocean, lake or another river. |
Bay | A part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land. |
Gulf | An arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land; a large bay |
Lake | A body of fresh water surrounded by land. |
Sea | A large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean. |
Ocean | Any of the four large bodies of salt water on the Earth's surface. |