Peninsula: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)
A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides.
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory or spit.
Peninsulas of the world:
Continental Europe
- Apsheron, Azerbaijan
- Balkan peninsula
- Brittany, France
- Cotentin Peninsula, France
- Crimea, Ukraine
- Gallipoli, Turkey
- Gibraltar, (British Territory)
- Grenen, Denmark
- Iberian Peninsula, encompassing the whole of Spain and Portugal
- Istria, Croatia
- Italy
- Jutland Peninsula, northern Germany and Denmark
- Kassandra, Greece
- Mount Athos, Greece
- Peloponnesos, Greece
- Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera
- Scandinavian Peninsula, encompassing Norway, Sweden and Finland
- Sithonia, Greece
- Svaerholthalvoya, Norway
- Varangerhalvoya, Norway
- Walcheren, Netherlands
- Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands
United Kingdom
- Ards peninsula, Northern Ireland
- Argyll, Scotland
- Black Isle peninsula, Scotland
- Cornwall, England
- Cowal, Scotland
- Dunnet Head, Scotland
- Faraid Head, Scotland
- Gower peninsula, Wales
- Island Magee, Northern Ireland
- Isle of Portland, England (despite it's name, it is not an island but a peninsula)
- Kintyre, Scotland
- Lecale peninsula, Northern Ireland
- Lleyn peninsula, Wales
- Spurn, England
- Strathy Point, Scotland
- The Lizard, England
- Wirral, England
Republic of Ireland
- Beara
- Cooley
- Dingle peninsula
- Fanad peninsula
- Horn Head
- Hook peninsula
- Howth peninsula
- Inishowen
- Iveragh
- Mizen Head
- Mullet peninsula
- Rosguill
- Sheeps Head
Greenland
Asia
- Al-Faw peninsula, Iraq
- Bataan Peninsula, Philippines
- Bondoc peninsula, Luzon, Philippines
- Boso-hanto, Honshu, Japan
- Gwadar peninsula, Pakistan
- India
- Inubo-zaki, Honshu, Japan
- Izu-hanto, Honshu, Japan
- Kapidagi Yarimadasi, Turkey
- Kathiawar Peninsula, Gujarat, India
- Korean peninsula, encompassing North Korea and South Korea
- Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong (China)
- Leizhou Bandao, China
- Liaodong Bandao, China
- Malay Peninsula
- Mumbai city, India
- Musandam peninsula, Oman
- Nishi-sonogi-hanto, Kyushu, Japan
- Noto-hanto, Honshu, Japan
- Oga-hanto, Honshu, Japan
- Oshika-hanto, Honshu, Japan
- Qatar
- San Ildefonso peninsula, Luzon, Philippines
- Semenanjung Blambangan, Java, Indonesia
- Semenanjung Minahassa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Shandong Bandao, China
- Shiriya-zaki, Honshu, Japan
- Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
- Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines
Russia
- Agrakhanskiy polustrov, Dagestan
- Chukotskiy polustrov
- Gyanskiy poluostrov
- Kamchatka
- Kola peninsula
- Poluostrov Kanin
- Poluostrov Taymyr
- Poluostrov Yamau
Africa
- Bakassi, Cameroon but disputed with Nigeria
- Buri peninsula, Eritrea
- Cabo Blanco, Mauritania/Western Sahara
- Cap-Vert, Senegal
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
- Ceuta, Spain
- Punta Durnford, Western Sahara
- Raas Xaafuun peninsula/Ras Hafun, Somalia
United States of America
- Alaska peninsula, Alaska
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Cleveland peninsula, Alaska
- Delmarva Peninsula, encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- Door peninsula, Wisconsin, in Lake Michigan
- Florida Peninsula, encompassing most of Florida state
- Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Superior
- Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Michigan
- Lower Peninsula, Michigan
- Mokapu, Hawaii
- Northern Neck, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Middle Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan, in Grand Traverse Bay
- Olympic Peninsula, Washington
- Pinellas Peninsula, Florida
- San Francisco Peninsula, California
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey
- Seward peninsula, Alaska
- Upper Peninsula, Michigan
- Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
Canada
- Adelaide peninsula, Nunavut
- Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Banks peninsula, Nunavut
- Barrow peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Becher peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Beekman peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell peninsula, Southampton Island, Nunavut
- Blunt peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bonavista peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Boothia peninsula, Nunavut
- Borden peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Brodeur peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
- Burin peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Colin Archer peninsula, Devon Island, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut
- Collinson peninsula, Victoria Island, Nunavut
- Cumberland peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Diamond Jennes peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Douglas peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Dunlas peninsula, Melville Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Foxe peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Hall peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Henry Kater peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Kent peninsula, Nunavut
- Labrador Peninsula, encompassing all of Labrador and most of Quebec
- Leith peninsula, Northwest Territories (in Great Bear Lake)
- Long Point, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Melville peninsula, Nunavut
- Meta Incognita peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Natkusiak peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- North peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Nipigan)
- Pangertot peninsula, Nunavut
- Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Péninsule de la Gaspésie, Quebec
- Péninsule d'Ungava, Quebec
- Pethel peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Point Pelee, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Port au Port peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Albert peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Prince Edward peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Ontario
- Simpson peninsula, Nunavut
- Siorarsuk peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Steensby peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Storkerson peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Wollaston peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
Mexico
- Baja California, Mexico, containing the state of Baja California and state of Baja California Sur
- Yucatán Peninsula, partly separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea
Central America
South America
- Península de Araya, Venezuela
- Península de Brunswick, Chile
- Península de la Guajira, Colombia/
- Península de Paria, Venezuela
- Península de Taitao, Chile
- Península de Verde, Argentina
- Península Valdés, Argentina
Caribbean
- Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, despite its name, it is also a peninsula
Australia
- Beecroft Peninsula, New South Wales
- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
- Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory
- Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
- Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania
- Jervis Bay Territory
- Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
- Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
- Wilson's Promontory, Victoria
- Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
- Younghusband Peninsula, South Australia
New Zealand
- Banks peninsula, South Island
- Cape Campbell, South Island
- Cape Foulwind, South Island
- Cape Kidnappers, North Island
- Cape Turnagain, North Island
- Coromandel peninsula, North Island
- Farewell spit, South Island
- Kaikoura peninsula, South Island
- Karikari Peninsula, North Island
- Mahia peninsula, North Island
- Otago Peninsula, South Island
Papua New Guinea
Antarctica
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