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as in peninsula
an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast
the lighthouse, situated on a narrow, rocky headland, commands an expansive view of the coast
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as in cape
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
navigation is notoriously difficult at the southernmost tip of South America, where ships must round the headland of Cape Horn
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Recent Examples of headland
One of those smaller populations depends on a small patch of wetland wedged between the Sharp Point Golf Course and the headland at Mori Point in Pacifica.
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Pepper St. Clair, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
From bay to headlands, the Crosstown Trail slices diagonally across San Francisco in a 17-mile arc.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The space between the headlands would be filled with nearly 1 million cubic yards of sand taken from ocean deposits.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Pepper St. Clair, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
From bay to headlands, the Crosstown Trail slices diagonally across San Francisco in a 17-mile arc.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The space between the headlands would be filled with nearly 1 million cubic yards of sand taken from ocean deposits.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Wind gusts will be particularly strong along windward ridges and exposed coastal headlands.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headland
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Nearby Playa Naranjo serves as a gateway, with a ferry service linking the peninsula to Puntarenas and the wider Costa Rican coast.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Leo will spend two days in the Canary Islands, which are closer to Africa than the Spanish peninsula, visiting two of the seven islands and meeting with migrants and the humanitarian organizations that provide care for them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Bidders will also find capes, drapes, peignoirs, jumpsuits, fur coats and red, white and blue ensemble that Ann-Margret wore for a performance at the White House, when President Gerald Ford was honoring the Shah of Iran.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Chicagoan Bill Pinkney sailed into Boston Harbor having circumnavigated the globe all by himself, the third American and the first Black person to have accomplished the feat by taking a route that included the five southernmost capes.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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It's known for its Llevant golden sand beach, with the place to be a mirador at its eastern end, on the Punta del Cavall promontory that overlooks the coast.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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The Gargano This picturesque promontory on Puglia’s northernmost coastline is dominated by Gargano National Park, where the scenery changes from beaches to mountains in just a few miles.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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“Headland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headland. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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