peninsula

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In Kamchatka, a peninsula located almost 4,500 miles from the front lines in Ukraine that hasn’t been struck by drones, the regional governor has appealed to Moscow to lift the restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Local activist Luciel Adams also warns that the project should be respectful of a rocky peninsula near Lüderitz that was once the site of the Shark Island concentration camp.

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

The snow and strong winds will create “nearly impossible travel conditions,” including blizzard conditions along coastal areas from the Delaware/Maryland/Virginia peninsula through southeastern New England.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The first important settlement around Titicaca was likely Chiripa, on a little peninsula on the lake’s southwest coast.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann