headland
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An Ceann Mor - which means large headland in Gaelic - was opened by the Scottish government's then rural affairs minister Richard Lochhead.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
A handwritten label indicated she had been found near the Beachy Head headland sometime in the 1950s, but little additional information was available.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
The inexorable wonder-workings of geology — with a fanciful nod to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes and oceans — created that stunning headland that juts its chin out into the Pacific from Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
A rust-colored dome looms over the muddy farmland of Hinkley Point, a headland overlooking the Bristol Channel in southwest England.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
I had planned to make a trail from the cave to my house, but had decided that it could be seen from a ship and by anyone standing on the headland.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
The Santa Cruz headlands rise to the west.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
The strongest winds are anticipated in more exposed coastal areas and headlands, with gusts possibly up to 75mph.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023
At Washington’s most beloved state park, there’s lots to do beyond the bridge: bays, lakes, beaches and headlands beckon.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Their bonfires lit the rocky headlands when Ferdinand Magellan, the first European to sail these waters, landed in Tierra del Fuego in 1520.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
The opening between the headlands seemed a remote, bright gateway when he glanced back.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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