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GLOSARIO DE TERMINOS GEOGRAFICOS ARCHIPIELAGO ATOLON BAHIA CANON CABO PARTEAGUAS DELTA ESTUARIO FIORDO GLACIAR GOLFO CUENCA HIDROLOGICA ISLA ISTMO LAGUNA COSTERA CERRO TESTIGO CORRIENTE MARINA PENINSULA MESETA ARRECIFE DE CORAL ESTRECHO S — a ‘excular coral sland that encloses a fagoort ‘role are usualy formed on top of submerged volcanoes. Bi Alin the Marshal stands of the Pacite Oceana US atric est ste ‘Ntody of water hat penetrates 3 coastinw. tis generaty wider the mide. is usually ‘smaller than a gu bul larger than 3 cove. Dotware and Chesapeake Bays ‘dep narrow deprossionin ie ears surface often having a iver running ough i Canyons ae flee known as gages Raines are not quite 35 ‘deep. The Grd Canyon narnwest Arizona. A point of and extending to the soa is ‘eually smaller hana peninsula, A mountanous ‘cape i called aprmentary ofa headland The {Cape of Good hope of he South Asean coast iawn anos > xb Ether a group of sland ora bay of water that hhas many elande it. he Hawatan sands ‘Aegean Sea off ne caest of Greece. Te highest pont of continent. rom which he deecton ottwer tows determined, The Great ‘net te name given ote east of the Rocky Mountain afich sends rvars east and west "Te Wangulershapediand found al he mouth of oe lg tvs Sa much sols ansported by ‘he iver thatthe coasial waters cannot wash it away. The Mile Dos on he Meeranean Sea ‘Upper river springs, tears, and vibutaries, Head ‘waters can reer to centre vies or watersheds Watershed also describes a region drained by a ive. The Aips have boon cal de headwaters of Europe. ‘Ocean sueama that ae propatod by provaling wiods and earth etation They tow clncewise In ‘he northeen hemisphere and counterclockwise below ho equator The Adanics Gut Sream ‘ocean iat that merges with he mouth of@ fiver Ie echaryseatnty varies according finer How and ocean tides. The Fi ce a Psa, erating Augen bom Uguay ‘Avady ofland completely surounded by wate, 1s sate an a conde burger than ‘cay key or contain alrgerock Greenland she weeds gest on ‘Armass tind almost eniray surounded by waler Is usualy connected the mind by anartow neck Te arn Peis Europe, hae 0 Spain and Port ‘arom winding ocean nel ial penevales coastal mountain range. The steep cis that ine ‘eroute make a ord (her) one of nature's grandest ‘igh. Norway's Sogne Fj is he woxks longest. ‘Rariow sip of and win watron bah ‘des, hat connects wo ger land mastes Te lets ef Pai connects Cena! ‘America and Sout America ‘road expanse of general high and Hat and tiso called file Pata can ise Up om 2 tower ate, or canbe eve rgians win @ moun tain ange. Most o Span the Meso Piteou ‘vr ofc, mowng lowly dow a mountain slope + outward tom as ental asst tops whore the teasing edge mess taster non ie ornare eae of ‘movement Vatu clad is Europe’ gest ‘Remall body of water separated Wom the lager ‘sea by a barter o sander covalvets ean ‘iar be adjacent o coasting or surounded by anata Mw Lagoon of te edt of Brak ‘narrow low ge of eck, er mare armani of coral hate connected to cost rnging 2) fore ota coast arr ree. he Great Barr ett, off te rortoast coast af husals ‘part tan ocean or sea that = partly enclosed nya curving coasine. A more Ny ‘nelosez nody of salt water could be called 50a The Guile tevco 1 Rat-topped meus wth seep vorical sides Erction-resstant mesae ae le standing afte all ‘se has gone Bus ae smal mesas. MonUen toy an nas 1.00 8 (305m esas ‘Anartow pascage of water connecting two OP" bodies of water Achannel is wider than a seat Iti shallow, is eae a seu The Engich ‘Channel Becomes avomes at he Staaf Dover

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