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Archipelago

a group of islands

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basin

an area of land drained by a given river and its branches: area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations

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Mountain peak

pointed top of a mountain

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mountain range

a series of connected mountains

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bay

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

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canyon

deep and narrow valley with steep walls

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mouth

(of a river) place where a stream of river flows into a larger body of water

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oasis

small area in a desert where water and vegetation

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cape

point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean

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channel

wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other: deep part of a river or other waterway

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ocean

one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents

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ocean currents

stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean

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cliff

steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice

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continent

one of the seven large landmasses on the earth

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peninsula

body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water

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physical feature

characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource

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Delta

flat, low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

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plain

area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

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divide

stretch of high land that separates river systems

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plateau

area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet (90 to 900 m) high

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downstream

direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth

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reef

a chain of rocks, coral or sand at or near the surface of the water

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escarpment

steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface

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river

large natural stream of water that runs through the land

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gulf

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay

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sea

large body of water completely surrounded by land

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seacoast

land lying next to a sea or an ocean

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harber

a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely

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sound

broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands of the coast

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highland

elevated land area such a hill, mountain, or plateau

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source

(of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands

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hill

elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit ; generally smaller than a mountain

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strait

narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

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island

land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water

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tributary

small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream ; a branch of the river

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isthmus

narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas

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upstream

direction opposite the flow of a river toward the source of a river or stream

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lake

a sizable inland body of water

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valley

area of low land usually between hills or mountains

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lowland

land, usually level, at a low elevation

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volcano

mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth

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mountain

land with steep sides that rises sharpy (1,000 feet or more) from surronding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill

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