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| show | coastal island created by sand deposit, protect coastlines during large storms
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| atoll | show 🗑
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| cliff | show 🗑
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| show | | secluded hallow or small valley hidden by trees |
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| show | | a narrow strip of land with water on either side that connects two areas or land |
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| show | | elevated flatland that rises sharply above nearby land on at least one side and has a large, flat top |
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| show | | the highest point of a hill or mountain |
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| show | a chain or cluster of islands
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| show | low areas of land, often surrounded by mountains
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| butte | show 🗑
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| show | a deep valley between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Most canyons were formed by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau level.
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| show | a high, steep face of rock
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| show | that part of an island or continent that borders an ocean or its saltwater tributaries
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| show | a major land mass
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| show | a landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation. Deserts are defined as areas that receive an average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm (10 in).
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| isthmus | show 🗑
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| show | a broad, flat topped mountain smaller than a plateau and larger than a butte with two steep sides
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| plateau | show 🗑
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| show | land in or made of prodominentally grassland
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| reef | show 🗑
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| show | the highest point or part
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| tundra | show 🗑
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| show | valley (also called a vale or dale) is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge
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| show | a small body of water with a current, confined within a bed and banks. Streams are important as conduits in the water cycle, instruments in aquifer recharge, and corridors for fish and wildlife migration
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| show | mouth of a river
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| bay | show 🗑
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| show | | partially enclosed sheltered area along the shore where boats may be moored |
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| bayou | show 🗑
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| cove | show 🗑
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| current | show 🗑
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| show | | very thick slow-moving mass of ice that slides down a mountain |
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| show | | first and smallest streamd formed from the runoff of a mountain |
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| show | | tract of soft, wet land characterized by grass and cat-tails |
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| show | | the turns or winding path of a stream or river |
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| show | | where a river is formed |
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| river | show 🗑
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| show | | point of origin for a stream of water |
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| spring | show 🗑
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| strait | show 🗑
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| show | | any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
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| waterfall | show 🗑
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| show | | a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water |
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| show | small, low island composed largely of coral or sand |
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| dam | show 🗑
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| delta | show 🗑
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| show | a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain |
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| island | show 🗑
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| show | an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 ft. (150 m), within the area.
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