peninsula
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Sprawling along a windswept peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, the city of Dakhla certainly looked attractive.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Since then, it has mostly been left to nature, although the Big Idea science centre opened on the peninsula about 26 years ago.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is the gateway to the Middle East’s vast oil wealth on the east side of the Arabian peninsula.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
"THAAD still remains on the peninsula currently," Xavier Brunson said at a US Senate committee hearing in Washington.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
As she reaches the narrow Hicacos peninsula, Lourdes searches for the outline of the Hotel Intemacional at the far end of Varadero Beach.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing peninsula
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Ancient Greece - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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