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Polo raked across the peninsula and hopped the Gulf of California, then weakened to a tropical storm as it churned northeast into the Mexican mainland.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Just weeks after Hurricane Marie brought massive waves, flooding and destruction to the Long Beach peninsula, another tempest threatens the coastal enclave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

It was primarily filmed in south Wales, at locations including Merthyr Mawr in Bridgend county, the Gower peninsula, and Brecon, in Powys.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Her home in Zvernec village seems safe, but seeing what’s happened on the peninsula, now she worries about whether that will be taken away, too.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

He hurried to the river, to the tip of a small peninsula.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

"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

A couple of peninsulas away, signs around the scenic Bay Run mark where mangroves have been ripped from the banks of Iron Cove.

From BBC ● May 11, 2024

It is a natural fjord separating the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Europe has a highly indented coastline, with five large peninsulas that approach islands in their isolation, and all of which evolved independent languages, ethnic groups, and governments: Greece, Italy, Iberia, Denmark, and Norway/Sweden.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond