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=== basin === | === basin === | ||
* a land depression in an area or region which has no outflow of water | |||
** i.e., all the rivers and other water sources are contained within it | |||
** and none of those waters flow into an ocean | |||
=== butte === | === butte === | ||
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=== peninsula === | === peninsula === | ||
=== plateau === | === plateau === | ||
=== range === | |||
* as in "mountain range" | |||
* a series of connected or inter-connected mountains | |||
* that are geologically similar | |||
=== tectonic plates=== | === tectonic plates=== | ||
=== trench === | === trench === | ||