Types of Landforms

A piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides, but connected to a larger body of land

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

• Plateau

• Isthmus

A group or chain of islands

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

• Plateau

• Isthmus

A large area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land with at least one steep side. It's larger than a butte or mesa.

• Plateau

• Isthmus

• Cape

• Atoll

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land

• Isthmus

• Cape

• Atoll

• Strait

A piece of land that extends into water and comes to a point

• plateau

• cape

• peninsula

• atoll

Ring shaped coral islands

• atoll

• butte

• mesa

• isthmus

An area of flat or gently rolling land next to a sea/ocean coast

• coastal plain

• interior plain

• butte

• mesa

Isolated hill with flat top and almost vertical sides that stands alone. It's smaller than a mesa or plateau

• butte

• isthmus

• cape

• archipelago

A flat topped mountain or hill with steep sides. It's larger than a butte, but smaller than a plateau.

• mesa

• cape

• atoll

• peninsula

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

• valley

• atoll

• mesa

• plateau