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Term
archipelago
bay
cape
coral reef
delta
desert
dune
estuary
gulf
glacier
gorge
island
isthmus
knoll
mesa
lake
mountains
peninsula
plain
plateau
promontory
river
strait
tributary
valley
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Definition
a group of islands
a curved inlet of the ocean
a point of land
an ancient colony of coral polyps
a triangular piece of mud, sand and
shallow channels where a river meets the sea
an area of low rainfall (less than 254mm pa)
a hill of sand, near a desert or coast
tidal mouth of a river
a large inlet of the sea
a sheet of ice moving slowly
down a valley.
a steep sided valley
a piece of land surrounded by water
a narrow neck of land
a rounded hill
a flat topped hill
an inland body of water
a steep, high hill
a point of land
a flay area of land
a raised, flat area of land
a long finger of land
water flowing towards a sea or a lake
a narrow stretch of the sea
a river that flows into another river
a long 'hollowed' section of land
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Examples
Dampier Archipelago
Byron Bay
Cape Byron
Great Barrier Reef
Gibson Desert
Gulf of Carpentaria
Katherine Gorge
King Is, Norfolk Is.
Bluff Knoll
Lake Eyre, L Torrens
Snowy Mountains
Cape York Peninsula
Nullarbor Plain
Mitchell Plateau
Wilson's Promontory
Murray River
Bass Strait
Darling River
Swan Valley
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