Types of Land Masses
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Altitude | Elevation especially above sea level or above the earths surface |
| Canyon | A deep narrow valley with steep sides |
| Cape | Narrow point of land that extends into a bay of water |
| Gulf | An arm of a sea or ocean partly closed by land |
| Island | Piece of land surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | narrow strip of land joining two large land areasor joining a peninsula to a mainland |
| Lake | Body of water surrounded by land |
| Ocean | anything limitless in quantity or volume |
| Peninsula | Piece of Land that is surrounded by water on three sides |
| River | A large stream of water that emties into an ocean, lake, or river |
| Sea | A division of an ocean or large body of salt water, partially enclosed by land |
| Strait | Narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water |
| Tributary | Stream or small river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| Valley | A long depression in the surface of a land that contains a river |
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