Landforms

A group of many Islands

An area of land largely enclosed by higher land.

A 
part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf

A 
narrow valley with steep sides; usually created by erosion

A curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water



A narrow deep waterway connecting two larger bodies of water; the deepest part of the waterway.

A high, steep slope of rock or soil

A 
land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers

A narrow inlet of the sea between high banks or cliffs created by glaciers

A 
part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay

A raised part of the earth’s surface with sloping sides; old mountain which because of erosion has become rounder and shorter



A large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a glacier, most of this is underwater

A 
narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land

A large body of water surrounded by land



A land formation having a relatively flat top and steep rock walls

A 
high, rocky land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill

A fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation

A 
piece of land that extends into a body of water and is surrounded on three sides by water

A 
flat highland area with one steep face; elevated plain

A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water

A large body of water, usually salt water, partly or completely surrounded by land

A large stream of water flowing through the land into a lake, ocean, or other body of water

A low land between hills or mountains

A cone shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the earth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top

A 
place where running water makes a sheer drop, usually over a cliff