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Archipelago
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group of islands, or a body of water that has many islands in it
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Atoll
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A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon. Atolls are usually formed on top of submerged volcanoes
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bay
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a body of water that penetrates a costline. It is generally wider in the middle. it is usually smaller than than a gulf but larger than a cove
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Canyon
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A deep narrow depression in the earth's surface, often having a river running through it. Canyons are also known as gorges.
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Cape
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A point of land extending into the sea. It is usually smaller than a peninsula. A mountainous cape is called a promontory or a headland.
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Continental divide
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The highest point of a continent, from which the direction of river flow is determined
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delta
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The triangular shaped land found at the mouth of some large rivers. so much soil is transported by the river that the coastal waters cannot wash it all away.
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estuary
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An ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river. The estuary's salinity varies according to river flow and ocean tides
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fjord
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A narrow, winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastal mountain range. The steep cliffs that line its route make a fjord one of natures randest sights
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glacier
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a river of ice, moving slowly down a mountain slope or outward from its central mass. it stops where the leading edge melts faster than the forward rate of movement
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gulf
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a part of an ocean or sea that is partially enclosed by a curving coastline. A more fully enclosed body of salt water could be called a sea
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island
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A body of land completely surrounded by water. Smaller than a continent
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isthmus
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A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides. that connects two larger land masses.
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mesa
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A tall, flat-topped mountain with steep vertical sides. Erosion resistant mesas are left standing after all else has gone
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peninsula
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A mass of land almost entirely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to the main land by a narrow neck
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Plateau
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A broad expanse of generally high and flat land. also called a table land. Plateaus can reise up from a lover area, or can be level regions within a mountain range
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strait
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a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
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equator
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line that divide the earth into the north hemispere, south
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