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Question | Answer |
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atoll | coral island |
archipelago | island group or island chain |
bay | a part of the sea that cuts into the coastline |
cape | A piece of land that sticks out into a lake or sea |
channel | a body of water joining two larger bodies of water |
delta | triangular piece of land due to sand and soil that are deposited at the mouth of a large river |
estuary | an arm of the sea, especially a wide mouth of a river where the tide flows in |
fjord | a narrow inlet of sea between steep cliffs |
gulf | a large area of ocean reaching into land |
harbors | a place where ships anchorand are safe from storms; port |
inlet | a narrow stip of water running into land, as from a river, lake, or ocean |
lagoon | a shallow lake of pind, water surrounded by an atoll; shallow water cut off by sand dunes |
lake | a ;arge body of fresh water surrounded by land |
marsh | low land that is wet and soft; a swamp |
oasis | a fertile place with water in the desert |