Earth's Surface Features

Large body of water

• cape

• coastal plain

• ocean

• marsh

area of grassland and scattered trees

• basin

• bay

• swamp

• savanna

opening in Earth's crust where lava, ash, and gases erupt

• canyon

• volcano

• reef

• cliff

narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas

• island

• plateau

• isthmus

• valley

natural flow of water that runs through the land

• river

• ocean

• dune

• bay

row of mountains

• volcano

• peak

• mountain range

• mountain pass

large, flat, elevated area of land

• valley

• cliff

• plateau

• desert

deep narrow valley with steep walls

• canyon

• cliff

• plateau

• oasis

rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain

• mountain range

• hill

• floodplain

• lake

large area of slow-moving ice

• strait

• cape

• lake

• glacier