 | Nathaniel Gilbert Huntington - Geography - 1835 - 318 pages
...land not entirely separated by water. An island is land entirely surrounded by water. A peninsula is land almost surrounded by water. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining a peninsula to a neighbouring continent. A cape is the extremity of a peninsula, or a point... | |
 | John White - Great Britain - 1836 - 234 pages
...large tract of land known by a particular name. An Island is much smaller than a continent, and wholly surrounded by water. A Peninsula is a portion of land...almost surrounded by water. An Isthmus is a narrow portion of land, joining two larger portions together. A Cape, Promontory, Point, Head, Naze, Ness,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing (of Edinburgh.) - 1839 - 348 pages
...surrounded by water. A promontory or cape (x) is a portion of land running into the sea. A peninsula is land almost surrounded by water. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two portions of land together. 3. An ocean is a large portion of salt water ; and a sea is... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1840 - 132 pages
...separated by water. An Island is a much smaller portion of land, wholly surrounded by water. A Peninsula is land almost surrounded by water. An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two portions of land together. A Cape or Promontory is a portion of land running into the sea... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Edmands - Geography - 1841 - 88 pages
...of land nowhere entirely separated by water. There are two continents, viz. the Western and Eastern. An ISLAND is a portion of land surrounded by water....of land almost surrounded by water. An ISTHMUS is the neck of land which joins a peninsula to the main land. A CAPE is a point of land, projecting into... | |
 | John B. Fairfield - Geography - 1842 - 150 pages
...water. There are two continents, the eastern and the western. An island is a portion of land entirely surrounded by water. A peninsula is a portion of land...water. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two continents, or a peninsula, with the main land. A cape is the extremity of a peninsula, or a point... | |
 | Alexander Reid - Geography - 1842 - 158 pages
...capes. A continent is a very large portion of land. An island is a smaller portion of land altogether surrounded by water. A peninsula is a portion of land...surrounded by water. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two continents, or a peninsula and a continent. A cape is a portion of land stretching into... | |
 | John Thomas Crossley - 1845 - 336 pages
...America is in other respects an island. The continent of Europe and Asia has no natural separation. An island is a portion of land surrounded by water. A peninsula is a tract of land almost surrounded by water. A cape or promontory is a point of land jutting into the... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1849 - 82 pages
...capes. A continent is a very large portion of land. An island is a smaller portion of land altogether surrounded by water. A peninsula is a portion of land...surrounded by water. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two continents, or a peninsula and a continent. A cape is a portion of land stretching into... | |
 | Geography - 1849 - 24 pages
...North America and South America form the Western Continent. An Island is a portion of land entirely surrounded by water. A Peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. An Isthmus is a neck of land which joins two greater portions of the land. Л Cape is a point of land extending into... | |
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An ISLAND is a portion of land entirely surrounded by water. A PENINSULA is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. A CAPE or headland runs out into the sea ; and if elevated or mountainous, it is called a PROMONTORY. An ISTHMUS' is a narrow neck... 
