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Term | Definition |
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gulf | a body of water lying within a curved coastline |
harbor | a shelter body of water where boats anchor for shelter |
hill | are of land that is higher than the land around it |
horizon | line that separates sky from the ground |
iceberg | block of floating ice broken off from a glacier |
inlet | small opening between bodies of water |
island | land surrounded by water |
isthmus | narrow piece of land joining two larger bodies of land |
keys | `chain of small islands |
knoll | a small round hill or mound |
lagoon | shallow lake connected to the sea by an inlet |
lake | inland body of water |
levee | an embankment to prevent flooding |
marsh | low swampy land |
mesa | flat topped,rocky hill with steep cliffs |
mountain | natural land form that reaches highest elevation |
oasis | fertile land in a desert watered by an underground spring |
ocean | large body of saltwater |
palisade | line of high cliffs |
peninsula | land with water on three sides |