Caribbean Sea
If it is small and doesn't stick out a lot it is called a cape. If it sticks out more, it is called a peninsula.
A piece of land that extends a long way into a body of water is called a 'penninsula'. If it extends only a short way it is called a 'headland' or 'promontory' or 'foreland' The tip of a continent is called a 'cape'.
Gulf of MexicoThe Gulf of Mexico, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean.The Gulf of Mexico is surrounded by Florida to the east and northeast; Alabama, Mississippi and Louisana to the north; Texas in the Northwest; and the eastern coast of Mexico through the Yucatan Penninsula to the west and south.The Gulf of Mexico is connected with other parts of the Atlantic Ocean through a wide channel to its southeast between Florida and the Yucatan Penninsula that is bisected by the island of Cuba. The part of the channel between Cuba and the Yucatan Penninsula is called the Yucatan Channel and connects the Gulf with the Caribbean Sea. The part of the channel between Cuba and Key West, Florida is called the Straits of Florida and connects the Gulf with the greater North Atlantic Ocean.
Straight of Gibraltar
The Yucatan peninsula extends from the main body of Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico. To a certain extent, the nations of Belize and Guatemala are part of this peninsula.
A body of water that extends into land may be:- a bay a Fjord an inlet an estuary
The largest body of water bordering Virginia is the Atlantic Ocean, and the largest body of water within Virginia is the Delmarva Penninsula.
A penninsula.
the italian penninsula
A body of water that extends into the land.
bay
Peninsula