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Archipelago |
islands in a row |
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Cape |
pointy part of a peninsula that juts into water. |
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Delta |
Fan or triangle shaped land at the end of a river where soil is deposited. |
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Gulf/Bay |
open body of water that curves into land. Gulfs are larger. |
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Isthmus |
narrow land separating two larger land masses. |
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Lake |
fully enclosed body of water, usually fresh. |
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Mountain Range |
group of mountains in a line or cluster. |
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Mouth |
where a river empties into a larger body of water. |
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Peninsula |
land surrounded by water on all but 1 side.Plain-low flat land. |
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Plateau |
elevated flat land. |
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Sea |
mostly enclosed body of water, usually salt. |
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Source |
where a river begins. (Rivers flow through land) |
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Strait/Channel |
narrow body of water separating two larger bodies of water. Channels are wider. |
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Tributary |
smaller branch off a river. |
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Valley |
low land between two areas of higher land, like a mountain range. (group of mountains.) |