Peninsula n the. short for the →
Iberian Peninsula
Alaska Peninsula
n an extension of the mainland of SW Alaska between the Pacific and the Bering Sea, ending in the Aleutian Islands. Length: about 644 km (400 miles)
Antarctic Peninsula
n the largest peninsula of Antarctica, between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific: consists of Graham Land in the north and the Palmer Peninsula in the south, (Former name (until 1964))
Palmer Peninsula
Avalon Peninsula
n a large peninsula of Newfoundland, between Trinity and Placentia Bays. Area: about 10000 sq. km (4000 sq. miles)
Balkan Peninsula
n a large peninsula in SE Europe, between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas
Boothia Peninsula
n a peninsula of N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North America, lying west of the Gulf of Boothia, an arm of the Arctic Ocean
Cape Peninsula
n (in South Africa) the peninsula and the part of the mainland on which Cape Town and most of its suburbs are located
Chukchi Peninsula
n a peninsula in the extreme NE of Russia, in NE Siberia: mainly tundra, (Also called)
Chukots Peninsula
Delmarva Peninsula
n a peninsula of the northeast U.S., between Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic
Eyre Peninsula
n a peninsula of South Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf
Gaspé Peninsula (French)
n a peninsula in E Canada, in SE Quebec between the St Lawrence River and New Brunswick: mountainous and wooded with many lakes and rivers. Area: about 29500 sq. km (11400 sq. miles), (Also called)
the Gaspé
Iberian Peninsula
n a peninsula of SW Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal
Kola Peninsula
n a peninsula in NW Russia, between the Barents and White Seas: forms most of the Murmansk region. Area: about 130000 sq. km (50000 sq. miles)
Lleyn Peninsula (Welsh)
n a peninsula in NW Wales between Cardigan Bay and Caernarvon Bay
Luichow Peninsula
n a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for →
Leizhou Peninsula
Malay Peninsula
n a peninsula of SE Asia, extending south from the Isthmus of Kra in Thailand to Cape Tanjong Piai in Malaysia: consists of SW Thailand and the states of Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia), (Ancient name)
Chersonesus Aurea
Melville Peninsula
n a peninsula of N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, between the Gulf of Boothia and Foxe Basin
Olympic Peninsula
n a large peninsula of W Washington
Palmer Peninsula
n the former name (until 1964) for the →
Antarctic Peninsula
peninsula
n a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland
(C16: from Latin, literally: almost an island, from paene pene- + insula island)
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peninsular adj
The noun peninsula is sometimes confused with the adjective peninsular: the Iberian peninsula (not peninsular)
Seward Peninsula
n a peninsula of W Alaska, on the Bering Strait. Length: about 290 km (180 miles)
Taimyr Peninsula (Russian)
n a large peninsula of N central Russia, between the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea, (Also called)
Taymyr Peninsula
Taymyr Peninsula
n a variant spelling of →
Taimyr Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
n a peninsula in the northern U.S. between Lakes Superior and Michigan, constituting the N part of the state of Michigan
Yorke Peninsula
n a peninsula in South Australia, between Spencer Gulf and St Vincent Gulf: mainly agricultural with several coastal resorts