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Landforms
and Bodies of
Water
Atoll
a ring (or partial
ring) of coral that forms an
island in an ocean or sea.
Bay
part of a large body of water that
extends into a shoreline.
Butte a flat-topped rock or hill
formation with steep side
Canyon
a deep, narrow valley with steep
walls.
Cape
point of land that extends into a river,
lake, or ocean.
Channel is a body of water that connects two
larger bodies of water.
English
Channel
Cliff a steep face of rock and soil.
Coast land along a sea or an ocean.
Cove A cove is small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the
coast; the water is surrounded by land formed of soft rock.
Delta
flat, low land built up from soil carried
down stream by a river and deposited at its
mouth.
Estuary
where a river meets the sea or
ocean.
Rio de la
Plata,
South
America
Fjord a long, narrow sea inlet that is
bordered by steep cliffs cut by glaciers.
Geyser
a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays
water and steam above the ground.
Glacier slow moving river of ice and
debris.
Gulf
part of a body of water that extends
into a shoreline; larger and deeper than a bay
Island body of land completely
surrounded by water
This is an
archipelago.
An
archipelago
is a chain or
group of
islands.
Isthmus
narrow stretch of land connecting
two larger land areas
Lake body of water completely
surrounded by land; usually freshwater
Mesa a land formation with a flat area on top
and steep walls (larger than a butte.)
Butte
Mesa
Mountain land with steep sides that
rise sharply form the surrounding land.
Mouth of a river place where a river
empties into a larger body of water.
Peninsula body of land jutting into a lake or
ocean, surrounded on three sides by water.
Plateau a large, flat area of land that is higher than
the surrounding land.
Plain area of level land, usually at low elevation
and often covered with grasses.
River large natural stream of water that
flows through land.
Strait
a narrow body of water that connects
two larger bodies of water.
Tributary small stream of water that flows
through land and feeds a larger river.
Valley low land between hills or
mountains.
Volcano mountainous vent in earth’s
crust.