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There are several terms that define part of a lake or sea that is partially surrounded by water. These include inlet, bay or gulf.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoThat could be a bay, gulf or lagoon. If it is fully enclosed it would be called a (saltwater) lake or a sea.
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∙ 6y agoa large body of water surrounded by land
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∙ 12y agogulf
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∙ 13y agoa sea
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What is the name given to a large body of water which is much smaller than an a ocean and is nearly or partly surrounded by land bay cove or sea?
That would be called a bay.
What is the name for a large area within a curved coastline or partly surrounded by land?
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What is a island that is surrounded by water on three sides?
All islands are entirely surrounded by water..... that is the definition of an island. If a piece of land is only partly surrounded by water it is a peninsula or a headland.
What is peninsula means?
A peninsula a piece of land that has three sides of it surrounded by land. Another answer: What the above writer meant was that a peninsula is a peice of land that has three sides surrounded by water. Actually, a peninsula is a area of land nearly surrounded by water but also has a section that is attached to a mainland by an isthmus. Florida is a peninsula, Hawaii is not because it is completely surrounded by water and is therefore an island. for example: Hawaii is a peninsula-+
What a piece of land almost surrounded by water is?
A piece of land almost surrounded by water is a peninsula, or a spit. A piece of land completely surrounded by water is an island.
The definition of gulf?
It is a part of an ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land.
What are gulfs?
a portion of the ocean partly surrounded by land - as in the Persian Gulf
What is a place that is part of an ocean and partly surrounded by land?
That would be a bay, or inlet.
What is the Caribbean surrounded by?
On one side is land, partly North America and partly South America. The Atlantic Ocean is on the other side.
Is the golf of mexico considered as a ocean?
The Gulf of Mexico is part of a body of ocean water but is not considered an ocean. A Gulf is partly surrounded by land.
What is a large body of ocean water that is partly surrounded by land?
a sea
What is the name given to a large body of water which is much smaller than an ocean and is nearly or partly surrounded by land?
a bay
What is the name given to a large body of water which is much smaller than an ocean and is nearly or partly surrounded by land bay cove or sea?
a bay
What is a large body of water partly surrounded by land is?
Peninsula
What is narrow portion of land surrounded by water?
A narrow portion of land partly surrounded by water is a peninsula A narrow portion fo land completely surrounded by water is an island
Is the arctic an ice-covered ocean surrounded by land while antarctica is ice covered land surrounded by ocean?
Yes.
What is the name given to a large body of water which is much smaller than an a ocean and is nearly or partly surrounded by land bay cove or sea?
That would be called a bay.
