peninsula
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Planes taking off from there will be forced to bypass much of the Iberian peninsula - either by flying over the eastern Atlantic or over France.
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
Officers have searched "a hugely significant area of land and coastline" along the River Blackwater, Dengie peninsula and River Crouch, along with 2.5km on the southern coast of Mersea Island, Det Supt Anna Granger added.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Tycho Brahe was born in Knudstrup, on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, on 14 December 1546.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing peninsula
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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