peninsula
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Near the heavily fortified frontier dividing the Korean peninsula, the abandoned Woljeong-ri station is being recast as a symbol of South Korea's hopes to reconcile with the North.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from the Cap Ferret peninsula tourist spot west of Bordeaux last month as wildfires were spreading across Gironde.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
His organization is already restoring native plants and rebuilding natural waterways in parts of the peninsula.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
It takes place on 2 August 2027 and will be visible from southern Spain, in cities such as Malaga, as well as northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“There is some sort of secret government project out here on the Virginia peninsula, and they are looking for Colored women who are mathematicians,” Eric told me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
"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
It is a natural fjord separating the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 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
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