| Term | Definition |
|---|
| archipelago | chain of islands |
| Ex. of archipelago | Japan and Hawaii |
| bay | a body of water that is part of a sea or ocean and is partly closed by land |
| Ex. of a bay | Greece |
| cape | a point of land that extended into the water |
| Ex. of a cape | Hope |
| gulf | a body of water that is partly enclosed by land but is larger than a bay |
| Ex. of a gulf | Mexico |
| isthmus | marrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land |
| Ex. of isthmus | North America |
| lake | a body of water with land on all sides. |
| Ex. of lake | Lake Victoria |
| mountain range | row of mountains |
| Ex. of mountain range | Rocky Mountains |
| peninsula | land that is almost completely surrounded by water |
| river | large stream of water that flows across a land |
| Ex. of a river | Mississippi River |
| sea | body of salt water smaller than an ocean |
| Ex. of sea | Red Sea |
| strait | narrow channel of water connecting two bodies of water |
| valley | low land between two hills or mountains |
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