peninsula
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While this is by far the largest whale graveyard yet found, fossils found during trawling suggest there could be others off South Africa, the Iberian peninsula and the Crozet islands, said the study.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Sprawling along a windswept peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, the city of Dakhla certainly looked attractive.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Shipping companies including MSC and Maersk are trucking goods across the Arabian peninsula.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
“You are all set to go,” a U.S. military officer radioed as the ship glided through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and swung around the peninsula at the northern end of Oman.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Two o'clock and the whole corner of the peninsula was blazing with light which fell unreal on the shrubbery and made thin elongating glints upon the roadside wires.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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