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Geology
7th Grade
01/26/2011

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Term
archipelago
Definition
a group of islands or a body of water that has many islands in it.
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atoll
Definition
a circular coral island that encloses a lagoon
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bay
Definition
a body of water that penetrates a coastline
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canyon
Definition
a deep narrow depression in the earths surface often having a river running through it.
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cape
Definition
a point of land extending onto the sea it is usually smaller than a peninsula
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continental divide
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the highest point of a continent from which the direction of river flow is determined
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delta
Definition
the triangular shaped land found at the mouth of some large rivers
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estuary
Definition
and ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river
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