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peninsula

[puh-nin-suh-luh, -nins-yuh-luh] / pəˈnɪn sə lə, -ˈnɪns jə lə /
NOUN
projecting mass of land
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The reserve supports a wide variety of coastal wildflowers, including plenty of sea aster, which is thought to have finally attracted the bees to the Steart peninsula.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

For the most part, the peninsula has handled the high tide well, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Another user, posting under the handle ireozima_zebal, described the experience as "horrifying" because of its implications for a potential conflict on the Korean peninsula.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

The image extends from southern Germany across the Italian peninsula to Sicily and the southern Mediterranean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Once on the peninsula, Christine saw Katherine Johnson and many of the other former West Computers on a regular basis.

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

There are vast areas around Eureka, next to Humboldt Bay, where there are long, skinny peninsulas that could make an evacuation challenging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 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

Europe has a highly indented coastline, with five large peninsulas that approach islands in their isolation, and all of which evolved independent languages, ethnic groups, and governments: Greece, Italy, Iberia, Denmark, and Norway/Sweden.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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