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==Etymology==
[[Latin]] paeninsula, from paene almost + insula island
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1538]
==Definition==
*a portion of [[land]] nearly [[surrounded]] by [[water]] and [[connected]] with a larger [[body]] by an [[isthmus]]; also : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus
==Description==
In many Germanic [[languages]], peninsulas are called "half-islands". A '''peninsula''' can also be a headland (head), cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit. Note that a point is generally considered a tapering piece of [[land]] [[projecting]] into a [[body]] of [[water]] that is less prominent than a cape.
[[Category: Geography]]
==Etymology==
[[Latin]] paeninsula, from paene almost + insula island
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1538]
==Definition==
*a portion of [[land]] nearly [[surrounded]] by [[water]] and [[connected]] with a larger [[body]] by an [[isthmus]]; also : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus
==Description==
In many Germanic [[languages]], peninsulas are called "half-islands". A '''peninsula''' can also be a headland (head), cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit. Note that a point is generally considered a tapering piece of [[land]] [[projecting]] into a [[body]] of [[water]] that is less prominent than a cape.
[[Category: Geography]]
