peninsula
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After that, hurricanes Ian, Idalia, Helene, and Milton all made landfall on the peninsula.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Around 20% of the world's oil supply normally passes through the narrow waterway between Iran and the tip of the Arabian peninsula.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Saudi Arabia has pipelines that allow it to partly circumvent the blockage by routing crude across the peninsula to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
So in the morning, Turner set his face to the sea breeze and followed it down Parker Head Road, across the peninsula, and toward the water.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Vocabulary lists containing peninsula
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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