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An area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water is called a bay. Typically bays are found off of oceans and lakes.
Bay, coves and gulfs are areas of water extending into land from a larger body of water. Gulfs are largest, bays next and coves smallest.
An inlet is any area of water that extends into the land from a larger body of water. Inlets are smaller than gulfs.
This the definition of a Peninsula.
A peninsula .
an isthmus
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Yes, it is. The entire state of Florida is one.
name given to point of land extending into a body of water
A point extending into a body of water is called a cape. The cape sticks out into the water beyond the adjacent coast.
According to Merriam-Webster, a piece of land protruding from a larger land area into a body of water could be called a peninsula or a cape.
The likely word is the landform peninsula (land area extending into a body of water).