Peninsula
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A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides.
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory, bill, or spit.
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Peninsulas of the World
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Eurasia
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Continental Europe
- Apsheron, Azerbaijan
- Brittany, France
- Butjadingen, Germany
- Cotentin Peninsula, France
- Crimea, Ukraine
- Gallipoli, Turkey
- Grenen, Denmark
- Hel peninsula, Poland
- Italian peninsula, Italy
- Jutland Peninsula, northern Germany and Denmark
- Peniche peninsula, Portugal
- Piran, Slovenia
- Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera
- Walcheren, Netherlands
- Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands
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Balkan peninsula
- Chalkidiki, Greece
- Pilio, Greece
- Kassandra, Greece
- Mani Peninsula, Greece
- Mount Athos, Greece
- Peloponnesos, Greece
- Sithonia, Greece
- Zadar, Croatia
- Istria, Croatia
- Peljesac peninsula, Croatia
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Iberian Peninsula
encompassing the whole of Spain and Portugal
- Cabo Espichel, Portugal
- Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal
- Tróia, Portugal
- Gibraltar (British Territory)
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Scandinavian Peninsula
encompassing Sweden and Norway
- Svaerholthalvoya, Norway
- Varangerhalvoya, Norway
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United Kingdom
- Ards peninsula, County Down
- Argyll, Scotland
- Black Isle peninsula, Scotland
- Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset - the South West Peninsula, or the Westcountry, or Wessex
- The Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall
- Cowal, Scotland
- Dunnet Head, Scotland
- Durham
- Faraid Head, Scotland
- Gower Peninsula, Swansea
- Island Magee, Northern Ireland
- Isle of Dogs, London
- Isle of Purbeck, Dorset
- Kintyre, Scotland
- Knoydart, Scotland
- Lecale peninsula, Northern Ireland
- Lleyn peninsula, Wales
- Penwith, Cornwall
- Rotherhithe, London
- Spurn, Yorkshire
- Strathy Point, Scotland
- The Lizard, Cornwall
- Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside
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Republic of Ireland
- Beara Peninsula
- Cooley Peninsula
- Dingle Peninsula
- Fanad Peninsula
- Hook Peninsula
- Horn Head
- Howth Head
- Inishowen
- Iveragh Peninsula
- Mizen Head
- Mullet Peninsula
- Rosguill
- Sheep's Head
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Russia
- Agrakhanskiy polustrov, Dagestan
- Chukotskiy polustrov
- Gyanskiy poluostrov
- Kamchatka, Koryakia and Kamchatka Oblast
- Kanin peninsula, Nenetsia
- Kola peninsula, Murmansk Oblast
- Poluostrov Taymyr
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Middle East
- Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
- Al-Faw peninsula, Iraq
- Gwadar peninsula, Pakistan
- Kapidagi Yarimadasi, Turkey
- Musandam peninsula, Oman
- Qatar
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Indian subcontinent
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East Asia
- Malay Peninsula
- Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong (China)
- Leizhou Bandao, China
- Liaodong Bandao, China
- Shandong Bandao, China
- Ca Mau Peninsula, Vietnam
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Korean Peninsula
The whole land mass encompassing South and North Korea is a Peninsula
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Japan
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Philippines
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Indonesia
- Poluostrov Yamau
- Semenanjung Blambangan, Java,
- Semenanjung Minahassa, Sulawesi
- East Peninsula, Sulawesi
- South-east Peninsula, Sulawesi
- South Peninsula, Sulawesi
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Madeira Islands
(Portuguese Territory)
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The Americas
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United States of America
- Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Cleveland peninsula, Alaska
- Delmarva Peninsula, encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- Door Peninsula, Wisconsin, in Lake Michigan
- Florida Peninsula, encompassing most of Florida state
- Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
- Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Superior
- Key Peninsula, Washington, in Puget Sound
- Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Michigan
- Lower Peninsula, Michigan
- Middle Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Mokapu, Hawaii
- Northern Neck, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan, in Grand Traverse Bay
- Olympic Peninsula, Washington
- Pinellas Peninsula, Florida
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey
- San Francisco Peninsula, California
- Upper Peninsula, Michigan
- Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
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Canada
- Adelaide peninsula, Nunavut
- Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Banks peninsula, Nunavut
- Barrow peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Becher peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Beekman peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell peninsula, Southampton Island, Nunavut
- Blunt peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bonavista peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Boothia peninsula, Nunavut
- Borden peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Brodeur peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
- Burin peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Colin Archer peninsula, Devon Island, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut
- Collinson peninsula, Victoria Island, Nunavut
- Cumberland peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Diamond Jennes peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Douglas peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Dunlas peninsula, Melville Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Foxe peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Hall peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Henry Kater peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Kent peninsula, Nunavut
- Labrador Peninsula, encompassing all of Labrador and most of Quebec
- Leith peninsula, Northwest Territories (in Great Bear Lake)
- Long Point, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Melville peninsula, Nunavut
- Meta Incognita peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Natkusiak peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- North peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Nipigan)
- Province of Nova Scotia
- Pangertot peninsula, Nunavut
- Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Péninsule de la Gaspésie, Quebec
- Péninsule d'Ungava, Quebec
- Pethel peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Point Pelee, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Port au Port peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Albert peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Prince Edward peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Ontario)
- Simpson peninsula, Nunavut
- Siorarsuk peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Steensby peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Storkerson peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Vancouver Island (Southern Tip), British Columbia
- Wollaston peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
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Greenland
(Danish Territory)
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Mexico
- Baja California peninsula, Mexico, containing the state of Baja California and state of Baja California Sur
- Yucatán peninsula, partly separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea
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Central America
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South America
- Paraguana, Venezuela
- Araya Peninsula, Venezuela
- Brunswick Peninsula, Chile
- Guajira Peninsula, Colombia
- Paracas Peninsula, Peru
- Paria Peninsula, Venezuela
- Taitao Peninsula, Chile
- Verde Peninsula, Argentina
- Valdes Peninsula, Argentina
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Caribbean
- Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, despite its name, it is also a peninsula
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Australia & Oceania
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Australia
- Beecroft Peninsula, New South Wales
- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
- Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory
- Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
- Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
- Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania
- Inskip Peninsula, Queensland
- Jervis Bay Territory
- Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
- Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
- Wilsons Promontory, Victoria
- Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
- Younghusband Peninsula, South Australia
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New Zealand
- Banks Peninsula, South Islanda
- Bluff Peninsula, South Island
- Bream Head, North Island
- Cape Brett, North Island
- Cape Campbell, South Island
- Cape Foulwind, South Island
- Cape Kidnappers, North Island
- Cape Turnagain, North Island
- Coromandel Peninsula, North Island
- Farewell Spit, South Island
- Kaikoura Peninsula, South Island
- Karikari Peninsula, North Island
- Mahia Peninsula, North Island
- Miramar Peninsula, North Island
- Mount Maunganui, North Island
- Mount Nicaragua, North Island
- North Auckland Peninsula, North Island
- Otago Peninsula, South Island
- Tiwai Point, South Island
- Whangaparaoa Peninsula, North Island
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Papua New Guinea
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Africa
- Bakassi, Cameroon but disputed with Nigeria
- Buri peninsula, Eritrea
- Cabo Blanco, Mauritania/Western Sahara
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
- Cap-Vert, Senegal
- Ceuta, Spain
- Punta Durnford, Western Sahara
- Raas Xaafuun peninsula/Ras Hafun, Somalia
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