a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.

a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.

the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.

a stream or river that flows into a larger river.

a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

a type of freshwater, brackish water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, pond, lakes and coasts.

a land formation that has a flat area on the top and steep walls.

An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean.

a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).

a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole).

a figure-8-shaped diagram that shows the declination of the sun (the angle that the sun is from the equator), for each day in the year.

a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground.

a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides.

a monument or some prominent object (like a mountain or lake) that is used to designate a place and determine one's location.

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Geography

Term	Definition
archipelago	a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
atoll	a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.
azimuth	the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.
cartographer	a map maker.
tributary	a stream or river that flows into a larger river.
peninsula	a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
marsh	a type of freshwater, brackish water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, pond, lakes and coasts.
mesa	a land formation that has a flat area on the top and steep walls.
estuary	An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean.
bay	a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).
antipodes	a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole).
analemma	a figure-8-shaped diagram that shows the declination of the sun (the angle that the sun is from the equator), for each day in the year.
geyser	a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground.
isthmus	a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides.
landmark	a monument or some prominent object (like a mountain or lake) that is used to designate a place and determine one's location.

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