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Geo Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bay | A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf). |
| central meridian | A central meridian is a meridian that passes through the center of a projection. The central meridian is often a straight line that is an axis of symmetry of the projection. |
| channel | A channel is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water (like the English Channel). A channel is also a part of a river or harbor that is deep enough to let ships sail through. |
| cove | A cove is small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast; the water is surrounded by land formed of soft rock. |
| delta | A delta is a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta. A delta is oftenshaped like a triangle |
| estuary | An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean |
| GPS | GPS is short for global positioning system. GPS devices tell you your exact longitude and latitude (it gets the information from orbiting satellites). |
| glacier | A glacier is a slowly moving river of ice. |
| ice shelf | An ice shelf is a thick slab of floating ice that is next to land. |
| geography | Geography is the study of the Earth's surface. |
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