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| A chain or group of islands. Hawaiian Islands. |
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| A circular coral isalnd. Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. |
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| A body of water that penetrates a coast line. Delaware Bay. |
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| A deep narrow depression in the Earth's surface. Grand Canyon. |
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| A point of land extending into the sea, smaller than a penninsula. Cape of Good Hope. |
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| The highest point of a continent that determines the flow of rivers. Rocky Mountains. |
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| The triangel shaped land found at the mouth of rivers. Nile Delta. |
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| Ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river. Rio de La Plate. |
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| A narrow winding ocean inlet that penetrates a mountain range. Norway's Sogne Fjord. |
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| A river of ice moving slowly down a mountain. Vatnajokull. |
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| A part of an ocean enclosed by a covering of coastline. Gulf of Mexico. |
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| Upper river streams. The Alps. |
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| A body of land surrounded by a body of water. Greenland. |
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| Narrow strip of land with water on both sides. Isthmus of Panama |
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| A small body of water separated by a barrier of sand. Mirim Lagoon. |
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| A tall flat top mountain. Buttes Mountains. |
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| Streams propelled by prevailing winds. Atlantic gulf stream. |
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| A mass of land almost surrounded by water, connected to land by a narrow stretch of land. Iberian Penninsula. |
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| A broad expanse of high flat land. Meseta Plateau. |
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| A narrow low ridge of rock or coral. Barrier Reef. |
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| A narrow passage of water splitting two larger bodies of water. English channel. |
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