Geographic Terms
Published on Nov 26, 2015
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Archipelago -
archipelago is a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water.
Photo by ZeroOne
Atoll -
a coral reef or string of coral islands that surrounds a lagoon.
Photo by Neville Wootton Photography
Bay -
a body of water partially surrounded by land, usually with a wide mouth to a larger body of water.
Photo by ecstaticist
Continental divide -
point or area that separates which directions a continent's river system flow
Photo by designsbykari
Delta -the flat, low-lying plain that sometimes forms at the mouth of a river from deposits of sediments.
Photo by ecstaticist
Glacier -
mass of ice that moves slowly overland.
Photo by Philip Oyarzo
Isthmus -
narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.
Photo by eutrophication&hypoxia
Lagoon -
shallow body of water that may have an opening to a larger body of water, but is also protected from it by a sandbar or coral reef.
Photo by Ondablv
Ocean Currents -
a study flow of a fluid. (usually from natural causes)
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
Peninsula -
piece of land jutting into a body of water.
Photo by Conrad Kuiper
Plateau -
large region that is higher than the surrounding area and relatively flat.
Photo by Glyn Lowe Photoworks.
Reef -
a ridge of rocks, coral or sand rising from the oceans floor all the way or near the oceans surface.
Photo by nicoboxethai
Strait -
narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Volcanic island -
land formed by a volcano rising from the ocean floor.
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
