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Peninsula

A peninsula[1][2] is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most sides.[3][4] Peninsulas exist on each continent.[5][2] The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.[6][7]

  1. ^ (from Latin paeninsula; from paene 'almost' and insula 'island') "peninsula". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  2. ^ a b Nadeau 2006, p. 5.
  3. ^ HMH 2004, p. 216.
  4. ^ "Definition of peninsula". Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. ^ "peninsula". National Geographic Society. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  6. ^ Mis 2009, p. 20.
  7. ^ Niz 2006, p. 19.

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