a deep, narrow valley having high, steep slopes
What is a canyon?
the steep, rocky face of a bluff
the pebbly or sandy shore of the sea or of a lake that is washed by the waves
a group or chain of many islands in a sea (usually shaped like an arch)
What is an archipelago?
waves breaking into foam as they approach or dash against the shore
What are breakers?
an empty, deep gap in the surface of the earth
What is a chasm?
elevation or height above sea level
What is altitude?
a narrow strip of water
What is a channel?
any one of the seven largest areas of land on the earth's surface
What is a continent?
a natural stream of running water smaller than a river or a creek
What is a brook?
a large cave of room size or larger
What is a cavern?
a steep, high bank beside a body of water
What is a bluff?
a constructed channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage
What is a canal?
a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea
What is a cape?
a small stream or creek emptying into a larger stream
What is a branch?
a deep, hallowed-out area under the earth's surface
What is a cave?
the steep or sloping border of any stream
What is a bank?
any inlet of the ocean or part of the ocean bordering on land and partly surrounded by land
What is a bay?
a cone-shaped mass of material made by volcanic eruption
What is a cinder cove?
a slow, sluggish stream; usually used to describe inlets from the Gulf of America or from the Mississippi River
What is a bayou?
a low place in the surface of the land, usually with a body of water occupying the lowest part
What is a basin?
the very edge at the top of a bluff, cliff, or precipice
What is brink?
an inlet from the sea or other body of water
What is an arm?
a small island the shape of a ring or horseshoe formed by deposits of coral sea animals
What is an atoll?
very wet, spongy ground not able to support much weight, usually made up of decayed plants
What is a bog?