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Lake Island

A Lake is an An Island is an
area of water area of land
completely completely
surrounded by surrounded by
land. water.

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Strait Isthmus

An Isthmus is a
A Strait is a strip
strip of land
of water bounded bounded on 2
on 2 sides by sides by water. It
land. It connects connects 2 large
2 large areas of areas of land.
water.

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System of Lakes Archipelago

An Archipelago
A System of
is a group of
Lakes is a group islands that are
of lakes that are relatively close
relatively close together.
together.

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Bay Cape

A Bay is an area A Cape is an

of water area of land
surrounded by surrounded by
land on 3 sides. water on 3 sides.
It is usually It is usually
smaller than a smaller than a
gulf. peninsula.

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Gulf Peninsula

A Gulf is a large A Peninsula is a

area of water large area of
surrounded by land surrounded
land on 3 sides. by water on 3
It is usually sides. It is
larger than a usually larger
bay. than a cape.

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