| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Bay | a coastal indentation of the sea or a lake into the land (smaller than a gulf) |
| Cape | a point of land extending out into a body of water |
| Channel | a narrow streth of water connecting two larger bodies of water (wider than a strait) |
| Gulf | an extension f the sea partly surrounded by land larger than a bay |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land |
| Mesa | a flat upland area with steep sides (smaller than a plateau) |
| Oasis | a place in the desert with enough water to support vegetation |
| Penisula | a long piece of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| Alluvial Plain | large are of flat or rolling land that's very watered down from silt |
| Plain | a large area of flat or gently rolling land |
| Plateau | a large elevated area of flat land |
| Point | a narrow piece of land jutting out into a body of water, usually low-lying |
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