| 单词 | terra firma |
| 释义 | terra firma (once / 6538 pages) n Terra firma is a Latin phrase, literally meaning "firm land." Nervous flyers are generally overjoyed to put their feet back on terra firma after a rough airplane flight. Terra firma is used in literary and formal English, rather than everyday conversation, so save this phrase for when you’re writing a poem or delivering a dramatic speech. In the 1600s, terra firma primarily referred just to the section of Italy that was ruled by Venice at the time, but eventually it came to designate all of earth’s dry land, separate from the air or the oceans. WORD FAMILYterra firma USAGE EXAMPLESEach piece is a remade chunk of the terra firma that people claim, divide and contest. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) Suddenly, though, the ground beneath our feet was no longer terra firma but sheets of ice that formed when the rain hit the colder-than-air sidewalk. New York Times(Mar 09, 2015) Terra firma dissolves into an atmospheric expanse of mystery and possibility, both riddled by doubt and laced with anxiety. Los Angeles Times(Sep 01, 2016) n the solid part of the earth's surface Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground America North America and South America and Central America Continentthe European mainland Asia Minora peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey Anguillaa British colony in the West Indies Aran Islandsthree small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay Antiguathe largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda Barbudaan island in Antigua and Barbuda Redondaan island in Antigua and Barbuda Bermudasa group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort Bouvet Islandan island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle Montserrata volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies Balkan Peninsulaa large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range Cape Verde Islandsa group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal Sao Tiago Islandlargest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean Falkland Islandsa group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony Ceylonan island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India Chiloethe largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile Tierra del Fuegoan archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina Cape Horna rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego) Formosaan island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea Nationalist Chinaa government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong Indochinese peninsulaa peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam Comoro Islandsthree main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar Central Americathe isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia Yucatan Peninsulaa peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea Guadalupe Islanda Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California West Indiesthe string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area Antillesa group of islands in the West Indies Greater Antillesa group of islands in the western West Indies Lesser Antillesa group of islands in the southeastern West Indies Netherlands Antillesa group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands Arubaa popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles Bonairea popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles Curacaoa popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles Sabaa island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano Saint Eustatiusan island in the Netherlands Antilles Leeward Islandsa group of islands in the eastern West Indies Saint Maartenan island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands Windward Islandsa group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles Cubathe largest island in the West Indies Guadeloupean island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry Hispaniolaan island in the West Indies Puerto Ricothe smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Culebraa small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches Viequesa small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy Jamaicaan island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti Virgin Islandsa group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain Barbadoseasternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela Trinidadan island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela Tobagoisland in West Indies Cyprusan island in the eastern Mediterranean Scandinavian Peninsulathe peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden Jutlandpeninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany Sjaellandthe largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen Dominicaa volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians Biokoan island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea Svalbarda Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean Spitsbergenislands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway Lofotena string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea Lindesnesa cape at the southern tip of Norway Galapagos Islandsa group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life Fiji Islandsa group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral Viti Levua volcanic island in the Fijis Vanua Levua volcanic island in the Fijis Aaland islandsan archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control Aeginaan island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf Chiosan island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece Kikladhesa group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean Dhodhekanisosa group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea Mytilenean island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry Rhodesa Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes Cretethe largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC Ithacaa Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king Aegadean Islandsa group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Peloponnesian Peninsulathe southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC Lemnosa Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties Olympiaa plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games Italian Peninsulaa boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea Caprian island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery Ischiaa volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples Sardegnaan island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy Siciliathe largest island in the Mediterranean Cape Passeroa cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily Kalaallit Nunaatthe largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark Baffin Islandthe 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay Vancouver Islandan island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America Newfoundlandan island in the north Atlantic Arctic Archipelagoall the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle Cape Breton Islandan island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia Nova Scotiaa peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River Tasmaniaan island off the southeastern coast of Australia Norfolk Islandan island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony Nullarbor Plaina vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a major rocket research center Aleutian Islandsan archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska Oceanicaa large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago) AustralasiaAustralia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific Austronesiaislands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia) Melanesiathe islands in the southwestern part of Oceania Micronesiathe islands in the northwestern part of Oceania Ladrone Islandsa chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521 Saipanthe largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States Guamthe largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898 Wake Islandan island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii Caroline Islandsa long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines Marshall Islandsa group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia Gilbert Islandsa group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979 Ellice Islandsa group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii Pleasant Islanda small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands Polynesiathe islands in the eastern part of Oceania Malay Archipelagoa group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia Sunda Islandsa chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago Greater Sunda Islandsa chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra Lesser Sunda Islandsa chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor Bismarck Archipelagoa group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea Admiralty Islandsa group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago Kalimantan3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago Bougainvillethe largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea Guadalcanala mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth New Britainthe largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea New Caledoniaan island to the to the east of Australia and to the north of New Zealand New Guineaa Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea New Irelandan island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea Arabian Peninsulaa peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources Bahrain Islandan island in the Persian Gulf British IslesGreat Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic Great Britainan island comprising England and Scotland and Wales Emerald Islean island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Marston Moora former moor in northern England Channel Islandany of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France Isles of Scillyan archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates Isle of Manone of the British Isles in the Irish Sea Hebridean Islandsa group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland Inner Hebridesislands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland Isle of Skyean island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery Islayan island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides Mullan island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides Staffaan island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave Outer Hebridesa 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland Anglesea Islandan island to the northwest of Wales Sinai Peninsulaa peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea Javaan island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions Balian island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts Timoran island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands Sumatraa mountainous island in western Indonesia Sulawesia mountainous island in eastern Indonesia Spice Islandsa group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands Japanese Archipelagoa string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean Hokkaidothe second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu Honshuthe central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland Kyushuthe southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields Shikokuthe smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous Okinawathe largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands Ryukyu Islandsa chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972) Volcano Islandsa group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas Iwo Jimathe largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan Ile-St-Louisisland in Paris on the Seine Corsicaan island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France Martiniquean island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France Frisian Islandsa chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland Faeroe Islandsa group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands Icelanda volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle Orkney Islandsan archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland Shetland Islandsan archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland Dae-Han-Min-Gookan Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook Madagascaran island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world Malay Peninsulaa peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar Maldive Islandsa group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean Maltaa strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea Mauritiusan island in the southwestern Indian Ocean New Zealand IslandsNorth Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific North Islandthe smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait South Islandthe larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait Palau Islandsa chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean Philippine Islandsan archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands Cebuone of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor Luzonthe main island of the Philippines Mindanaothe second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic Mindoroa mountainous island in the central Philippines Visayan Islandsgroup of islands in the central Philippines Iberian Peninsulaa peninsula in southwestern Europe Acoresislands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal Madeiraan island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands Madeira Islandsa group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal Katar Peninsulaa peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf Saint Christopherthe largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis Nevisone of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis Sombreroone of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis Saint Luciaa volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique Saint Vincentan island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Tahitian island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin Society Islandsan island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to the east of Samoa Paumotu Archipelagoa group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia Austral Islandsa chain of small islands in French Polynesia Gambier Islandsa group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia Marquesas Islandsa group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia Samoan Islandsa group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop Principean island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles islandsa group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar Singapore Islandan island to the south of the Malay Peninsula Solomon Islandsthe northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth Somali peninsulaa peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia Cape of Good Hopea point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town) Novaya Zemlyatwo islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads Kola Peninsulaa peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea Crimeaa Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov Kamchatka Peninsulaa peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk Taimyr Peninsulaa peninsula in northern Siberia Balearic Islandsan archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain Majorcathe largest of the Balearic Islands Canary Islandsa group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces Tenerifea Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands Zanzibaran island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania Serengeti Plaina vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife Seward Peninsulaa peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle Alexander Archipelagoa group of islands off southeastern Alaska Admiralty Islandan Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau Catalina Islandan island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California Hawaiian Islandsa group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific Hawaii Islandthe largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks Kahoolawe Islandan island of south-central Hawaii Kauai Islandan island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu Lanai Islandan island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area Maui Islandthe second largest of the Hawaiian Islands Molokai Islandan island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu) Nihau Islandthe most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai) Oahu Islandan island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state Cape Anna Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean Cape Coda Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area Martha's Vineyardan island summer resort off of Cape Cod Nantucketan island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry Cape Maya cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean Bedloe's Islandan island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands Manhattan Islandan island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located Ellis Islandan island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States Long Islandan island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end Cape Feara cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean Cape Flatterya cape of northwestern Washington Cape Frowarda cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the most southern point on the mainland of South America Cape Hatterasa promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina Hatteras Islanda barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore Galveston Islandan island at the entrance of Galveston Bay Krakataoa small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history New Siberian Islandsa group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea Africathe second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Alaska Peninsulaa peninsula of southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands) Antarctic continentan extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep Antarctic Peninsulaa large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific Asiathe largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Australiathe smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean Black Foresta hilly forest region in southwestern Germany Cape Sablea cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland Cape Trafalgara small cape in southwestern Spain Cape Yorkthe northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland Cape York Peninsulaa peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea Chukchi Peninsulapeninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska Eurasiathe land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia Europethe 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles Eyre Peninsulaa peninsula of southern Australia Gondwanalanda hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa and South America and Antarctica Hoek van Hollanda cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam isleta small island Isthmus of Corintha narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that navigation is possible between the gulfs Isthmus of Kraa narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland Isthmus of Darienthe isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien Isthmus of Suezthe isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia Isthmus of Tehuantepecthe narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast Karelian Isthmusthe isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia Kodiak Islandan island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784 Labrador-Ungava Peninsulaa peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador Laurasiaa hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia Liaodong Peninsulaa peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay Lower Californiaa mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico Lower Peninsulathe part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron North Americaa continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama Pangaea(plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland Sherwood Forestan ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band Skagens Oddea cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt South Americaa continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama Upper Peninsulathe peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan Wildernessa wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War archipelago a group of many islands in a large body of water beachfronta strip of land running along a beach cape, nessa strip of land projecting into a body of water coastal plaina plain adjacent to a coast floorthe ground on which people and animals move about forelandland forming the forward margin of something forest, timber, timberland, woodlandland that is covered with trees and shrubs islanda land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water isthmusa relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas land mass, landmassa large continuous extent of land mainlandthe main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula necka narrow elongated projecting strip of land oxbowthe land inside an oxbow bend in a river peninsulaa large mass of land projecting into a body of water champaign, field, plainextensive tract of level open land slashan open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) wonderlanda place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder Caribbean Islandan island in the Caribbean Sea Aegean islandan island in the Aegean Sea barrier islanda long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore continentone of the large landmasses of the earth flata level tract of land flood plain, floodplaina low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding greenwoodwoodlands in full leaf llanoan extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America) moor, moorlandopen land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss peneplain, peneplanea more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements riparian forestwoodlands along the banks of stream or river silva, sylvathe forest trees growing in a country or region snowfielda permanent wide expanse of snow South Sea Islandsany islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean spit, tonguea narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea steppeextensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) subcontinenta large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent tidewaterlow-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams tree farma forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use tundraa vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; 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