 | First steps - 1876 - 188 pages
...does the word peninsula come from ? It comes from two Latin words meaning " almost an island." 75.— What is an isthmus ? An isthmus is a narrow neck of land by which some peninsulas are joined to the mainland. 76. — What is meant by the base of a peninsula... | |
 | Geography - 1877 - 204 pages
...light-house on the cape, to prevent the sailors from running their vessels ashore in the darkness. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land ; and the form of water that corresponds to an isthmus is a strait. When a strait is quite broad and... | |
 | Harper & Brothers - Geography - 1878 - 120 pages
...light-house on the cape, to prevent the sailors from running their vessels ashore in the darkness. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land ; and the form of water that corresponds to an isthmus is a strait. When a strait is quite broad and... | |
 | Geography - 1880 - 120 pages
...light-house on the cape, to prevent the sailors from running their vessels ashore in the darkness. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land ; and the form of water that corresponds to an isthmus is a strait. When a strait is quite broad and... | |
 | William Swinton - Earth (Planet) - 1882 - 136 pages
...nearly surrounded by water. 5. What is a cape ? A cape is a point of land extending into the water. 6. What is an isthmus ? An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger bodies of land. READING-LESSON V. DIVISIONS OF LAND: PLAIN, PLATEAU, VALLEY, MOUNTAIN... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - Geography - 1885 - 86 pages
...surrounded by water. NB Peninsula is derived from two Latin words, pene, almost, and rn.sv.la, an island. What is an Isthmus ? An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting a Peninsula with the main land. What is a Cape ? A Cape is a point of land extending into the water.... | |
 | Jacques Wardlaw Redway - Geography - 1888 - 146 pages
...extending into the sea. What is a peninsula ? A peninsula is a body of land almost surrounded by water. What is an isthmus ? An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger bodies. What is said of the shores of the ocean ? The shores of the ocean are usually... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1899 - 114 pages
...For Recitation. What is a peninsula ? A peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is an isthmus ? An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land. What is a cape ? A cape is a point of land jutting out into the water. What is a plain ? A plain is... | |
 | John Newell Tilden - Geography - 1899 - 248 pages
...extending into the sea, and nearly surrounded by water. Italy, Florida, and Lower California arc examples. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land. The Isthmus of Panama is an example. The sand-bars formed along the coast by the combined action of waves,... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1900 - 134 pages
...than a continent. What is a peninsula ? A peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is an isthmus ? An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land. What is a cape ? A cape is a point of land jutting out into the water. Preparatory Oral Work. On a... | |
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... portion of water stretching up into the land is a gulf or bay. Below is a picture of a lake, and also of a gulf or bay. The lake is in the distance, at the foot of the mountain. Near by is a bay, with a light-house on the cape, to prevent the sailors... 
