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Peninsula

Landform Concepts

A peninsula is a landform that extends outward from a mainland, remaining connected to it on only one side while being surrounded by water on the rest of its perimeter. Peninsulas occur on every continent, and the largest in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.

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Orogeny, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Peninsula

In Discipline

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Peninsula
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Peninsula
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Wikidata: Peninsula
Wikidata Q31676744, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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