Landforms and Bodies of Water

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or sticking out into a body of water

• Cape

• Plateau

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

A body of water that cuts into the land that directly connects to a larger body of water often with a wider opening.

• Gulf

• Bay

• Harbor

• Strait

Created by the deposit of sediment carried by a river as it enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

• Drainage Basin

• Tributaries

• River Basin

• River Delta

A low area typically between mountains or hills often with a river running through it

• Valley

• Canyon

• Strait

• Costal Plain

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or larger bodies of water

• Atoll

• Valley

• Strait

• Isthmus

A narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting two larger areas of land

• Strait

• Isthmus

• Valley

• Plateau

An area of flat ground that is higher than the surrounding ground

• Valley

• Peninsula

• Continental Shelf

• Plateau

A chain, cluster, or collection of islands

• Archipelago

• Strait

• Atoll

• Isthmus

A place on the coast where boats may find shelter from rough water

• Bay

• Gulf

• Harbor

• Continental Shelf

A low, flat area of land next to an ocean

• Coastal Plains

• Harbor

• Plateau

• Continental Shelf