Geographic Terminology

Either a group of islands or a body of water that has many islands in it

• Archipelago

• Delta

• Island

• Isthmus

Triangular-shaped land found at the mouth of some large rivers

• Archipelago

• Delta

• Island

• Bay

A body of land surrounded by water

• Isthmus

• Peninsula

• Cape

• Island

Ocean streams that are propelled by prevailing winds and earth rotation

• Reef

• Lagoon

• Ocean Currents

• Glacier

A circular coral or sand island that encloses a lagoon

• Atoll

• Cape

• Lagoon

• Reef

A point of land extending into the sea. It is usually smaller than a peninsula.

• Peninsula

• Cape

• Lagoon

• Isthmus

A small body of water separated from the larger sea by a barrier of sand or coral reefs

• Atoll

• Glaicer

• Fjord

• Lagoon

A mass of land almost entirely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to the mainland by a narrow neck

• Peninsula

• Reef

• Continental Divide

• Fjord

A narrow, low ridge of rock, or more commonly of coral, that is connected to a coast or lies off a coast

• Fjord

• Gulf

• Strait

• Reef

A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects two larger land masses

• Isthmus

• Delta

• Continental Divide

• Mesa