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| a large body of water connected to an ocean or sea usually surrounded by land |
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| a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea |
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| a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side. Canals are often built across them. |
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| any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Made by physical processes of the earth such as deposition and volcanic activity. |
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| a body of still water of considerable size located in a basin. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are different from lagoons and are larger and deeper than ponds. |
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| a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. |
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| a natural flowing body of water flowing towards an ocean, a lake, sea, or another river. Usually freshwater. |
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| a narrow waterway that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water |
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