peninsula
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On the peninsula in Long Beach on Tuesday, several neighbors checked on one another as they cleaned up debris from the flooding and storm damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Her home in Zvernec village seems safe, but seeing what’s happened on the peninsula, now she worries about whether that will be taken away, too.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Texas-based Greenland Energy intends to spend about $60 million on exploring sites on the Jameson Land peninsula in eastern Greenland, alongside British mining company 80 Mile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Seoul's presidential office said on Tuesday the drills did not reflect "any intention to attack North Korea or escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula".
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 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
At that time, the modern islands and peninsulas of Ayvalık would have formed a single stretch of land, creating a natural bridge that linked Anatolia to Europe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025
BGS said it received reports from residents from Mull and surrounding islands and many on the mainland, especially from the Morvern and Moidart peninsulas.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
How many businesses opened on islands and peninsulas in Washington, courting tourists with restaurants, bed-and-breakfasts and boutiques?
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
“There’s a sequence of island peninsulas that surround the harbor with forts on all of them, and we thought that made for rich pickings as far as the nautical side of the movie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
The decline in sea levels let the two peninsulas join up.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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