WA State History Landforms

A large raised area of mostly flat land with mountains around it.

• Mountain

• Highland

• Inlet

• plateau

A narrow stretch of water between larger bodies of water

• river

• strait

• cape

• inlet

A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to anchor a ship.

• peninsula

• harbor

• bay

• wetland

Land surrounded by water on THREE sides

• island

• bay

• peninsula

• wetland

A body of water that curves into the coastline

• wetland

• island

• bay

• peninsula

Land COMPLETELY surrounded by water.

• island

• bay

• cape

• peninsula

The highest land formation

• plateau

• highland

• river

• mountain