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Landforms
Geography 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a s |
| Atoll | An atoll is a ring of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea • The coral sits atop a submerged volcano |
| Bay | A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land |
| Cape | A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake or river |
| Cay | A cay is a low-lying sandy island atop a reef |
| Channel | A channel is a body of water that connects two larger bodies of waterC |
| Cove | Acoveisasmall, horseshoe- shaped body of water along the coast; the water is surrounded by land formed of soft rock |
| Estuary | An estuary is where a river meets the ocean |
| Fjord | A fjord is a long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs |
| Gulf | A gulf is a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land |
| Isthmus | An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses |
| Peninsula | A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| Plain | Plains are flat lands that have only small changes in elevation |
| Plateau | A plateau is a large, flat area land that is higher than the surrounding land |
| Prairie | A prairie is a wide, relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees |
| Strait | A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water • Now, you are going to go through the |
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