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The document defines and describes various landforms and bodies of water. It explains that bays are partly enclosed bodies of water smaller than gulfs, while archipelagos are groups of islands in seas or oceans. It also outlines that peninsulas are bodies of land surrounded by water on three sides, while isthmuses are narrow strips of land connecting two larger landmasses. Rivers are described as flowing bodies of water that usually empty into larger bodies of water like seas or oceans.

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Landforms With Pics

The document defines and describes various landforms and bodies of water. It explains that bays are partly enclosed bodies of water smaller than gulfs, while archipelagos are groups of islands in seas or oceans. It also outlines that peninsulas are bodies of land surrounded by water on three sides, while isthmuses are narrow strips of land connecting two larger landmasses. Rivers are described as flowing bodies of water that usually empty into larger bodies of water like seas or oceans.

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LANDFORMS

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bay

A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed


by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).

archipelago

An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered


together in a sea or ocean.

gulf

A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly


surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a
bay).

island

An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by


water.

lake

A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land


on all sides. Really huge lakes are often called
seas

peninsula

A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded


by water on three sides.

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river

A river is a large, flowing body of water that


usually empties into a sea or ocean.

strait

A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two


larger bodies of water.

isthmus

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two


larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides.

cape

A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out


into a sea, ocean, lake, or river

channel

A channel is a 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.

cliff

A cliff is a steep face of rock and soil

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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 often (but not always) shaped like a triangle (hence
its name, delta, a Greek letter that is shaped like a
triangle).

hill

A hill is a raised area or mound of land

glacier

A glacier is a long-lasting, slowly-moving river of


ice on land

plain

Plains are flat lands that have only small


changes in elevation

plateau

A plateau is a large, flat area of land that is


higher than the surrounding land.

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source
A source is the beginning of a river.

valley

A valley is a low place between mountains

tributary
A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a
larger river

waterfall

When a river falls off steeply, there is a


waterfall.

mountain

A mountain is a very tall high, natural place on


Earth - higher than a hill. The tallest mountain on
Earth is Mt. Everest.

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ocean

An ocean is a large body of salt water that


surrounds a continent. Oceans cover more
the two-thirds of the Earth's surface

sea

A sea is a large body of salty water that is


often connected to an ocean.

estuary

An estuary is where a river meets the


sea or ocean.

marsh

A marsh is a type of freshwater, brackish water


or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers,
pond, lakes and coasts. Marsh plants grow up
out of the water

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