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Geographic terms

Published on Dec 17, 2015

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Geographic terms

By: Sevyn JamiRae McCarthy
Photo by cortto

Bay

A large body of water connected to an ocean
Photo by *Muhammad*

Glacier

A river of ice that are caused by snow on the mountains.
Photo by nosha

Canyon

A deep gorge that usually has a river running through it.
Photo by kel0

Lagoon

A Lagoon is a shallow body of water.

Delta

When a river goes into a standing body of water.
Photo by ecstaticist

Cape

A part of land that sticks out into the Ocean.
Photo by TeryKats

Gulf

A body of water surrounded by land.
Photo by ecstaticist

Mesa

A flat topped hill with very slanted sides.

Fjord

A body of water between two mountains.

Archipelago

A group of Islands next to each other.

Headwaters

upper tributaries of a River
Photo by andyarthur

Atoll

A ring Shaped coral reef.
Photo by Edgar Barany

Continental Divide

Is a drainage system that sends one oceans water to another.
Photo by vxla

Estuary

Is a body of water that contains fresh water mixing in with salt water.
Photo by DCSL

Island

A piece of that that that is surrounded by a large body of water
Photo by gnuckx

Isthamus

Two pieces of land connecting to a large piece of land

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