Peninsula
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
Eurasia
- Apsheron, Azerbaijan
- Brittany, France
- Butjadingen, Germany
- Cotentin Peninsula, France
- Crimea, Ukraine
- Gallipoli, Turkey
- Grenen, Denmark
- Hel peninsula, Poland
- Italy
- Jutland Peninsula, northern Germany and Denmark
- Peniche peninsula, Portugal
- Piran, Slovenia
- Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera
- Walcheren, Netherlands
- Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands
- Chalkidiki, Greece
- Pilio, Greece
- Kassandra, Greece
- Mani Peninsula, Greece
- Mount Athos, Greece
- Peloponnesos, Greece
- Sithonia, Greece
- Zadar, Croatia
- Istria, Croatia
- Peljesac peninsula, Croatia
encompassing the whole of Spain and Portugal
- Cabo Espichel, Portugal
- Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal
- Tróia, Portugal
- Gibraltar, (British Territory)
encompassing Sweden and Norway - Svaerholthalvoya, Norway
- Varangerhalvoya, Norway
- 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 its 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, Cornwall, England
- Wirral, England
- Beara
- Cooley
- Dingle peninsula
- Fanad peninsula
- Hook peninsula
- Horn Head
- Howth Head
- Inishowen
- Iveragh
- Mizen Head
- Mullet peninsula
- Rosguill
- Sheep's Head
- Agrakhanskiy polustrov, Dagestan
- Chukotskiy polustrov
- Gyanskiy poluostrov
- Kamchatka
- Kola peninsula
- Poluostrov Kanin
- Poluostrov Taymyr
- Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
- Al-Faw peninsula, Iraq
- Gwadar peninsula, Pakistan
- Kapidagi Yarimadasi, Turkey
- Musandam peninsula, Oman
- Qatar
- Mumbai city
- Kathiawar Peninsula, Gujarat
- Korean peninsula, encompassing North Korea and South Korea
- Malay Peninsula
- Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong (China)
- Leizhou Bandao, China
- Liaodong Bandao, China
- Shandong Bandao, China
Kyushu: Nishi-sonogi-hanto Kunisaki-hato Honshu: Shiriya-zaki Oshika-hanto Noto-hanto Oga-hanto Miura-hato Boso-hanto Inubo-zaki Izu-hanto
- Bataan Peninsula
- Bondoc peninsula, Luzon
- Zamboanga, Mindanao
- San Ildefonso peninsula, Luzon
- Poluostrov Yamau
- Semenanjung Blambangan, Java,
- Semenanjung Minahassa, Sulawesi
(Portuguese Territory)
- Ponta de São Lourenço
The Americas
- 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
- Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
- Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Superior
- Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Michigan
- Lower Peninsula, Michigan
- Middle Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Mokapu, Hawaii
- Northern Neck, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan, in Grand Traverse Bay
- Olympic Peninsula, Washington
- Pinellas Peninsula, Florida
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey
- San Francisco Peninsula, California
- Upper Peninsula, Michigan
- Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- 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)
- Province of Nova Scotia
- 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
- Vancouver Island (Southern Tip), British Columbia
- Wollaston peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
(Danish Territory)
- Alfred Wegeners Halvo
- Hayes Halvo
- Ingnerit
- Nuussuaq Halvo
- Svartenhuk Halvo
- Baja California peninsula, 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
- Península de Azuero, Panama
- Paraguana, Venezuela
- 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
- Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, despite its name, it is also a peninsula
Australia & Oceania
Beecroft Peninsula, New South Wales Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 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
- Banks Peninsula, South Island
- Bluff Peninsula, South Island
- Bream Head, North Island
- Cape Brett, North 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
- Miramar Peninsula, North Island
- Mount Maunganui, North Island
- North Auckland Peninsula, North Island
- Otago Peninsula, South Island
- Tiwai Point, South Island
- Whangaparaoa Peninsula, North Island
- Gazelle peninsula, New Britain
- Huon
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