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Geographical Terms
Geographical Terms
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7th Grade
01/26/2011

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Archipelago 
Definition
group of Islands or a body of water that has many Islands 
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Atoll
Definition
circular coral island that encloses a lagoon 
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Bay 
Definition
body of water penetrates a coastline 
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Canyon 
Definition
deep narrow depression in the earth's surface often having a river running through it 
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Cape 
Definition
point of land extending in to the sea smaller than a peninsula 
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Continental Divide 
Definition
highest point of a continent from which the direction of rivers flow 
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Delta
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Estuary 
Definition
ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river 
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Fjord 
Definition
The narrow winding ocean inlet that penetrates a coastal mountain range 
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Glacier 

 

Definition
A river of ice moving slowly down a mountain slope or outward from its central mass 
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Gulf 
Definition
A part of an ocean or sea that is partially enclosed by a curving coastline  
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