| A | B |
| English Channel | separates the United Kingdom from France and Mainland Europe and connects the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea |
| Strait of Gibraltar | separates Africa from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe while connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Panama | example of an isthmus; country in Central America |
| Bahamas | example of an archipelago |
| Caspian Sea | Large body of salt water completely surrounded by land on the border between Asia and Europe |
| Chesapeake Bay | an estuary that nearly splits Maryland in half that opens to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Grand Canyon | carved out by erosion from the Colorado River |
| Florida | example of a peninsula |
| Lackawanna River | tributary to the Susquehanna River |
| Puget Sound | separates islands in the state of Washington from the mainland near Seattle |