 | S.S. CORNELL - 1857 - 188 pages
...surrounded b; water, called f Below is a drawing which shows you how we represent an Island on a Map. Map of an Island. What is a Peninsula ? A Peninsula is a portion of land not quite surrounded by water, and is always joined to some larger portion of land. What is a Promontory... | |
 | William Hughes - 1860 - 130 pages
...surrounded by water, called ? Below is a drawing which shows you how we represent an Island on a Map. Map of an Island. What is a Peninsula ? A Peninsula is a portion of land not quite urrounded by water, and is always joined to some larger portion of land. DEFINITION OF TERMS... | |
 | George Woolworth Colton - Geography - 1866 - 94 pages
...Island in the World ? Australia. The Continents are In reality immense Islands. 1ASTBR* OOSTINEXT. 13> What is a Peninsula ? A Penin'sula is a portion of Land almost surrounded by Water. 1 I. What other Natural Divisions of Land are there ? Isth'muses, Capes, Mountains, and Plains. 15.... | |
 | George Woolworth Colton - Geography - 1866 - 90 pages
...World ? Australia. The Continents are in reality immense Islands. BABTERN CONTINENT. DEFINITIONS. 13i What is a Peninsula ? A Penin'sula is a portion of Land almost surroundecf by Water. 11. What other Natural Divisions of Land are there ? Isth'muses, Capes, Mountains,... | |
 | Sophia S. Cornell - Geography - 1875 - 102 pages
...a Ma What difference do you find between the Picture of an Island and tl Map of an Island ? Map of an Island. What is a Peninsula ? A Peninsula is a portion of land alniosl surrounded by water. What is an Isthmus ? An Isthmus is a narrow strip of land which joins... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1899 - 114 pages
...up into the air. The land which lies between mountains or hills is called a calley.* 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... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1900 - 134 pages
...island ? An island is a body of land entirely surrounded by water. It is smaller 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... | |
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Map of an Island. What is a Peninsula? A Peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is an Isthmus ? An Isthmus is a narrow strip of land which joins a Peninsula to the mainland. 