Qatar is a small country that juts out into the Persian Gulf and is a peninsula.
The Yucatan peninsula.
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a narrow strip of flat land in southern Mexico that connects the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. The Yucatan Peninsula is a large flat landmass in southeastern Mexico that juts into the Caribbean Sea.
A piece of land that juts into the water is called a peninsula.
peninsula peninsula
There are several possible answers. Qatar is composed entirely of a peninsula that juts into the Persian Gulf. The United Arab Emirates and Oman share a large peninsula, which creates the strait of Hormuz.
Either a subcontinent of a peninsula.
Kamchatka peninsula
The Gulf of Mexico is not a state, but rather a body of water that juts off from the Atlantic Ocean and is adjacent to many southern states of the US, as well as Mexico itself. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida all border the Gulf of Mexico.
A large landmass that juts out from a continent is called a peninsula. Peninsulas are usually surrounded by water on three sides and connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land. Examples include the Scandinavian Peninsula in Europe and the Korean Peninsula in Asia.
The Yucatan Peninsula juts out between the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. So this also means that the channel connects the two together. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Channel
Yes, Florida is indeed a peninsula, surrounded by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico (west), the Atlantic Ocean (east), and the Straits of Florida (south). It projects its body from the larger continental USA to the waters, from north to south.