Landforms

Front

Large group or chain of islands

Back

archipelago

Front

Ring-shaped coral reef Island surrounded by a small bay or lagoon

Back

atoll

Front

Broad, flat lowland surrounded by higher land

Back

basin

Front

Deep narrow valley with steep sides. Often it has a stream or river flowing through it

Back

canyon

Front

A piece of land projecting into a body of water

Back

cape

Front

Line of highest points of land (mountain ranges). Separates waters flowing west from those flowing east.

Back

continental divide

Front

Shallow submarine plain (underwater). Forms a border to a continent

Back

continental shelf

Front

Long, narrow steep-sided inlet from the sea. Formed by a glacier.

Back

fjord

Front

A mountain pass

Back

gap

Front

Narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land

Back

isthmus