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A body of body surrounded by land is can be referred to by several different names.
A lake - Generally a freshwater body of water that is fairly sizable.
A sea - Usually a saltwater body of water with no outlet to the ocean (such as the Dead Sea).
A pond - A smaller body of water than a lake. Usually man made.
Usually the preferred term for a large freshwater body of water would be "lake" and a large body of salt water would be a "sea".
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What is body of water completely surrounded by land?
One type of body of water completely surrounded by land is a lake. The opposite of that would be an island. Other types of bodies of water surrounded by land include ponds, reservoirs, rivers and streams that run to a pond or reservoir, and inland seas. There are many bodies of water that are also completely surrounded by water until the tides come up; they may be tidal pools, lagoons, or salt marshes.
What do you call an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water?
A large area of land which is completely surrounded by water is a continent. A small area of land which is completely surrounded by water is an island.
What are bodies of land and bodies of water on earth called?
Bodies of land: * Continents * Islands Bodies of water: * Oceans * Seas * Lakes * Rivers
What is a narrow strip of land surrounded on three sides by water called?
A narrow strip of land surrounded on 3 sides by water is a peninsula.
What is a peace of land surrounded by water on three sides?
Its called a peninsula.peninsula: an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
Are bodies of water surrounded by land?
They are called islands...
What is the land surrounded by three bodies of water called?
peninsula
What are smaller bodies of salt water usually surrounded by land?
Smaller bodies of salt water usually surrounded by land are called seas. An example would be the Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan.
What bodies of waters are surrounded by land?
They are called islands...
What is an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water called?
Land that is nearly surrounded by water is called a peninsula.
Are islands large bodies of water?
islands are pieces of land completely surrounded by water.
What is land surrounded by water called?
Land surrounded by water is an island. There are similar land forms such as peninsulas that are not totally surrounded, but connected to the mainland.
What is a strentch of land entirely surrounded by water called?
An island is a piece of land entirely surrounded by water.
What is an area of water surrounded by land on all sides?
An area of land surrounded by water is called an island.
Body of water completely surrounded by land?
example of water surrounded by land is lake but not absolutely because there is a lake and other bodies of water like seas or oceans connected by rivers.
What is land entirely surrounded by water?
Don't really understand if you want the name of a land surrounded by water (Australia) or if you want to know what land surrounded by water is called (island) :D
What are islands?
bodies of land surrounded with water on all sides
