headland
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A handwritten label indicated she had been found near the Beachy Head headland sometime in the 1950s, but little additional information was available.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026
The inexorable wonder-workings of geology — with a fanciful nod to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes and oceans — created that stunning headland that juts its chin out into the Pacific from Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
A rust-colored dome looms over the muddy farmland of Hinkley Point, a headland overlooking the Bristol Channel in southwest England.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024
On a holiday weekend, I saw a trio of locals riding around the sleepy streets of this 4.9-square-mile headland on a motorized couch.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023
The cliffs and the headland were part of Manderley but the public had always used the right-of-way along the cliffs.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing headland
Physical Geography - Middle School
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"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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Physical Geography - High School
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