Landforms
Published on Feb 05, 2016
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LANDFORM VOCABULARY
Archipelago - a large group or chain of islands.
Photo by lau.svensson
Peninsula -an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
Photo by thebarrowboy
Fjord - a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
Photo by Edward Dalmulder
Estuary - that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river's current meets the sea's tide.
Photo by DCSL
Atoll - a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
Photo by timo_w2s
Isthmus - a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
Photo by Xerones
Bay - a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
Photo by the_tahoe_guy
Plateau - a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
Photo by Al_HikesAZ
Delta - wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water.
Cape - a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.
Photo by TeryKats
Reef - a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
Photo by vl8189
Glacier - an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly.
Photo by Aztlek
Gulf - a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
Photo by eutrophication&hypoxia
Canyon - a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
Photo by Vvillamon
Island - a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
Photo by jacsonquerubin
