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A group of islands.
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A
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Archipelago
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A long narrow island lying parallel and close to the mainland, protecting the mainland from erosion and storms.
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B
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Barrier island
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A body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land.
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B
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Bay
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A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river in a low lying area, with swamp or marshland in some portions of the shoreline.
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B
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Bayou
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A sloping shoreline consisting of sand, gravel, soil or other sediment.
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B
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Beach
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A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
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C
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Canyon
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A curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water.
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C
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Cape
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The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.
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C
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Continental shelf
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A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
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C
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Cove
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Land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers.
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D
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Delta
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A region that receives little annual precipitation, making it inhospitable to both plants and animals.
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D
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Desert
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A narrow inlet of the sea between high banks or cliffs, and created by the movement of glaciers.
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F
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Fjord
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A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth.
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F
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Forest
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An opening in the ground that ejects hot water and steam due to volcanic activity.
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G
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Geyser
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A large body of slow moving ice which alters the land around it through displacement.
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G
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Glacier
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A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea.
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G
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Gulf
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A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
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H
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Harbor
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A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
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I
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Island
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An island, usually all rock and with little vegetation, that is uninhabitable.
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I
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Islet
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A large, landlocked stretch of water.
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L
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Lake
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An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass and with few trees.
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M
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Marsh
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A flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.
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M
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Mesa
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An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
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M
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Mountain
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A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass, and that is surrounded on three sides by water.
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P
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Peninsula
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A broad, flat or gently rolling area, usually grassy and low in elevation, with few trees.
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P
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Plain
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A flat highland area with one steep face; an elevated plain.
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P
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Plateau
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A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
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R
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Ravine
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A ridge of rock or sand at or near the surface of the water.
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R
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Reef
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A valley formed by land dropping between two separating tectonic plates.
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R
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Rift valley
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A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island.
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S
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Sound
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A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
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S
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Strait
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A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.
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S
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Swamp
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An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains.
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V
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Valley
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A cone-shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the earth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top.
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V
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Volcano
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A flow of running water over the edge of a cliff.
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W
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Waterfall
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