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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 | ||
=== isthmus === | === isthmus === | ||
=== land-bridge === | === land-bridge === | ||
=== peninsula === | |||
== World Oceanic Regions == | == World Oceanic Regions == | ||