Peninsula
see also: Etymology of Peninsula
A peninsula is part of emerged grounds attached to a continental mass by a zone relatively less broad than it (like a Isthme). It is distinguished in particular from a Presqu'île by its dimensions, on a continent scale auquelle it is attached. A strip of land surrounded by water on three sides. Example: peninsula of Mexico
Some peninsulas
- One speaks thus for example about the Iberian peninsula to indicate the unit consisted the Spain and the Portugal, attached to the Europe on the level of the the Pyrenees.
- Arabia
- Brittany
- Korea
- Florida
- Istrie
- Italy
- Michigan - composed of two peninsulas (higher and lower)
- Malaysia
- Scandinavia
- Somalia
- Turkey
Simple: Peninsula Zh-min-nan: Poàn-tó