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On the opposite side of the peninsula, the dark waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea surround Sardinia and Sicily.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

For your next shoulder-season getaway, head east past the usual beach clubs of St. Tropez and Positano and you’ll reach Bodrum, a peninsula on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast that has undergone a remarkable transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The A855 road encircles the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island and a diversion route is now in place.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

There are an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Sami people across the vast Arctic wilderness of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia's Kola peninsula.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Not part of mainland Mexico, Ensenada was located on the long, narrow peninsula that hung down the western coast and was known as Baja, or Lower, California.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

"In all these periods, the present-day islands and peninsulas of Ayvalık would have formed interior zones within an expansive terrestrial environment," explains co-author Professor Kadriye Özçelik, from Ankara University.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025

There are vast areas around Eureka, next to Humboldt Bay, where there are long, skinny peninsulas that could make an evacuation challenging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025

How many businesses opened on islands and peninsulas in Washington, courting tourists with restaurants, bed-and-breakfasts and boutiques?

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

With mountains, many islands and peninsulas it can be a "nightmare" to get around, says Mr Roewe.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023

The decline in sea levels let the two peninsulas join up.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann