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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |