headland
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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
Perhaps he deserves the title “the father of smog,” for he called the place “the bay of smokes,” probably from the signal fires the Native Americans built atop the headland.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
It was not long before a familiar black shape edged around the headland towards the beach we had chosen as a likely place for boats to launch.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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 left the cormorants hanging on the fence and went to the rock on the headland.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
Australia's coastal fatalities mostly occur around creeks and headlands at high tide when "it's chaos in the water", Everard explained.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
Whales and elephant seals glide through the shimmering water, while bears and mountain lions patrol the misty headlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Rip currents are often harmless, but around large headlands or piers - like Bournemouth Pier - they can be powerful.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
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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