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Also known as byland, biland

thumb|alt=The Scandinavian Peninsula covered in snow|The Scandinavian Peninsula during winter thumb|The peninsula of Seventeen Seventy, Queensland, where [[Captain Cook landed in 1770]] A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland, is connected to the mainland on only one side, and is mostly surrounded by water. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.

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A peninsula is a piece of land that sticks out from a larger mainland and is surrounded by water on most sides, with a connection to the mainland on just one side. Peninsulas are found on every continent, with the Arabian Peninsula being the largest in the world.

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Commons category: Peninsulas
OpenStreetMap tag: natural=peninsula
P8168: Brudermühlstraße
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000305

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Etymology
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Glaciers
Others
Uses
List of the largest peninsulas in the world
See also
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thumb|alt=The Scandinavian Peninsula covered in snow|The Scandinavian Peninsula during winter thumb|The peninsula of Seventeen Seventy, Queensland, where [[Captain Cook landed in 1770]] A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland, is connected to the mainland on only one side, and is mostly surrounded by water. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.

== Etymology == The word peninsula derives , . The word entered English in the 16th century.

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