peninsula
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arm, cape, foreland, headland, ness, point, promontory, spit
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For different ecology, head south to the Western Ghats, a redoubtable mountain range hugging the southwest coast of the peninsula. — Payal Dhar, Washington Post, "Keep your cool in India by visiting one of the country’s hill stations," 5 July 2019 Using both chemistry experiments and computer simulations, Brugger’s team is trying to figure out if this model of thallium enrichment is consistent with the geology of the rest of the peninsula. — Sophia Chen, WIRED, "New Analysis Techniques Unearth a Trove of Unusual Minerals," 1 July 2019 During their first summit in Singapore last year, Kim pledged to work toward complete denuclearization of the peninsula. — Washington Post, "Seoul: US ready for talks with N Korea on denuclearization," 28 June 2019 The carnival takes place Wednesday through Sunday on the Hull Redevelopment Authority property near Nantasket Beach, and the fireworks go off after dusk on Saturday from a barge on the ocean side of the peninsula. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "In Everett, Encore casino ready to show off," 16 June 2019 German reinforcements also were rushing up the west coast of the peninsula toward Cherbourg to halt the American drive toward the opposite shore from the Carentan and Montebourg areas. — Wes Gallagher, Houston Chronicle, "U.S. TROOPS CAPTURE MONTEBOURG," 9 June 2019 First erected in 1890 to commemorate the centenary of Catherine’s capture of the peninsula, it was torn down after the Russian revolution. — The Economist, "Crimea is still in limbo five years after Russia seized it," 8 June 2019 Over the past few years, while western India has seen a trend of pre-monsoon dryness, the southern part of the peninsula usually receives normal—sometimes even excessive—downpour. — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, "Mapped: How parched is India?," 3 June 2019 What impact will this decline ultimately have on leopard seals living near the western tip of the peninsula? — Craig Welch, National Geographic, "A top Antarctic predator has switched what it eats," 2 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'peninsula.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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