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Shaina Stack #1
Landforms
| Name | description |
|---|---|
| Dune | Hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| Ocean | body of salt water larger than a sea. |
| Volcano | An opening in the earth, often raised through with lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out. |
| Forest | Large area of land covered with trees and other plants. |
| Peninsula | Land that is almost completely surrounded by water. |
| Beach | a rocky or sandy edge of land along a body of water. |
| River | a large stream of water that flows across the land. |
| Marsh | Low land with moist soil and tall grass. |
| Archipelago | a large group of islands. |
| Cape | Point of land that extends into water. |
| Waterfall | Steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river |
| Iceberg | a huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier. |
| Gulf | a body of water that is partly enclosed by land but larger than a bay. |
| Canyon | Deep narrow valley with steep sides. |
| Mesa | Flat top mountain with steep sides |
| Mountain | Highest kind of land. |
| Plain | Flat land. |
| Plateau | Area of high, flat land with steep sides. |
| Sea | Body of Salt water, smaller than an ocean. |
| Strait | A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. |
| Swamp | Area of low, wet land with trees. |
| Valley | Low land between hills or mountains. |
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