| Zadock Thompson - 1835 - 128 pages
...large body of land, surrounded hut not divided by water. What is an island?* What is a peninsula-1 A portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is an isthmus-! It is a narrow strip of land joining a peninsula to a continent, or two continents together. What is... | |
| Guide - 1868 - 146 pages
...What is an Island? A piece of land entirely surrounded with water; as, the Island of Great Britain. What is a Peninsula ? A portion of land almost surrounded by water ; as, Spain and Portugal. What is an Isthmus 1 A narrow piece of land that joins a peninsula to the... | |
| James Monteith - 1889 - 76 pages
...largest Ocean ? The Pacific Ocean. What is an Island ? A portion of land entirely surrounded by water. What is a Peninsula ? A portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is a Lake ? What is an Isthmus ? A neck joining two larger portions of land. What is a Strait ? A passage... | |
| 1896 - 80 pages
...largest Ocean ? The Pacific Ocean. What is an Island ? A portion of land entirely surrounded by water. What is a Peninsula? A portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is a Lake ? What is an Isthmus? A neck joining two larger portions of land. What is a Strait ? A passage... | |
| Matthew Fontaine Maury - 1899 - 114 pages
...between mountains or hills is called a calley.* For Recitation. What is a peninsula ? A peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is an isthmus ? An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land. What is a cape ? A cape... | |
| Matthew Fontaine Maury - 1900 - 134 pages
...entirely surrounded by water. It is smaller than a continent. What is a peninsula ? A peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. What is an isthmus ? An isthmus is a narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land. What is a cape ? A cape... | |
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