peninsulas
- plural of peninsula.
Example Sentences
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At that time, the modern islands and peninsulas of Ayvalık would have formed a single stretch of land, creating a natural bridge that linked Anatolia to Europe.
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
Racers run across islands and peninsulas, on singletrack trails, roads and rocks, with swimming sections breaking up the running portions.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
It said clean-up work was continuing "non-stop" in Ower Bay and also along the Goathorn and Arne peninsulas.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023
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
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