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Mountain – Mt. Everest, Nepal
a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak
Canyon – Grand Canyon, Arizona
a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river.
Volcano – Popocatepetl, Mexico
an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, volcanic ash and gases to escape from below the surface.
DeltaIndus River Delta, PakistanIndus River Delta, Pakistan Nile River Delta, EgyptNile River Delta, Egypt
-formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river
Peninsula
Shimabara Peninsula,
Japan
a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland.
Bay – Hout Bay, South Africa
an area of water mostly surrounded by land, which generally has calmer waters than the surrounding sea
Harbor – Port Miou, France
a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for future use.
Steppe – Daurian Steppe, Mongolia
An area characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes.
Oasis – Taghit, Algeria
an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source.
Alluvial Fan - Iran
a fan-shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads
Cape – Cape Cod, Massachusetts
a point or body of land extending into a body of water, usually the sea.
Estuary – Rio de la Plata, Argentina
a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
Floodplain
a flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences flooding during periods of high discharge
Hill
a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, generally lower and less steep than a mountain.
Lake
a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land and not considered part of the ocean.
Plain
land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppes are types