Named landmasses that project into a body of water while remaining connected to a larger landmass, such as the Arabian Peninsula. Belongs here: a named peninsula. Does not belong here: an island fully surrounded by water, which this atlas does not yet track as a distinct landform subcategory.
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A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland, is connected to the mainland on only one side, and is mostly surrounded by water.
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