name given to point of land extending into a body of water
A cape or point is also referred to land extending into a body of water. A point only has two sides and is rounded at the end.
The most common name for a point of land extending into a body of water is peninsula. Usually a peninsula has water around three of its sides. The Yucatan Peninsula is an example of a peninsula.Other words that may mean the same are cape, headland, point, and spit. A cape is usually a large point of land that goes into the sea. A headland juts into a bay and has high cliffs. A spit is a sandy point of land extending into a body of water from a beach.
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A narrow curved area of land extending into an ocean or lake is called a peninsula. It is almost completely surrounded by water, with water on three sides.
Definition: A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
inlet
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.
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penisula
A body of land extending out into water with water on three sides is called a peninsula. Peninsulas are surrounded by water on three sides and connected to a larger landmass on the fourth side.
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.
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