peninsula
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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
The Maguro left from Mexico's Yucatan peninsula Friday carrying 32 people, including activists from Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, Italy, Mexico and the United States, and AFP journalists.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
In Kamchatka, a peninsula located almost 4,500 miles from the front lines in Ukraine that hasn’t been struck by drones, the regional governor has appealed to Moscow to lift the restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Local activist Luciel Adams also warns that the project should be respectful of a rocky peninsula near Lüderitz that was once the site of the Shark Island concentration camp.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
It seemed that every black church on the peninsula had at least one member who worked out at Langley.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing peninsula
Physical Geography - Introductory
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