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=== Cape ===
=== Cape ===
* a "headland", "promontory" or large body of land that extends into a larger water body, usually an ocean or a sea
* a "headland", "promontory" or large body of land that extends into a larger water body, usually an ocean or a sea
** "headland" is a "coastal landform," usually with a high point and cliffs
** "promontory" is a raised land body that extends into lower land or water
*** promontories are often used a defensive positions for forts and castles
*** a promontory in water is a peninsula
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* Cape Horn
* Cape Horn
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=== island ===
=== island ===
* archipelago
* archipelago
=== peninsula ===
=== isthmus ===
=== isthmus ===
=== land-bridge ===
=== land-bridge ===
=== peninsula ===


== World Oceanic Regions ==
== World Oceanic Regions ==