peninsula

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Of the island's 332 known bird species, more than 200 have been recorded at the southern peninsula.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Saudi Arabia has pipelines that allow it to partly circumvent the blockage by routing crude across the peninsula to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Officers have searched "a hugely significant area of land and coastline" along the River Blackwater, Dengie peninsula and River Crouch, along with 2.5km on the southern coast of Mersea Island, Det Supt Anna Granger added.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 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