 | William Gardner (headmaster of St. Crysostom's sch, Liverpool.) - 1867 - 92 pages
...Peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water, as the peninsula of Spain and Portugal. An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions together, as the Isthmus of Panama, which joins North and South America together. A Cape is a point of land jutting out into the... | |
 | George Gill (schoolmaster.) - 1867 - 74 pages
...is a piece of land surrounded by water. A PENINSULA is a piece of land nearly surrounded by water. An ISTHMUS is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions. A CAPE is a piece of land jutting out into the sea. Capes are sometimes called NAZES, BILLS, &c. The... | |
 | William Gardner (headmaster of St. Crysostom's sch, Liverpool.) - 1871 - 84 pages
...Peninsula is a portion of land almost surrounded by water, as the Peninsula of Spain and Portugal. An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions together, as the Isthmus of Panama, which joins North and South America together. A Cape is a point of land jutting out into the... | |
 | Thomas Haughton (schoolmaster.) - 1871 - 64 pages
...containing or holding together many countries. An Island is a portion of land surrounded by water. An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions. A Cape is & portion of land jutting out into the sea. Head, Ness, Naze, Point, Bill, or Mull are only... | |
 | Scottish School Book Association (Edinburgh), Elements - 1872 - 184 pages
...Minor, and not to the islands contained in it A Peninsula is land almost wholly surrounded by water. An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions of land together. A Cape is a point of land stretching out into the water. A Cape is also called a... | |
 | William Lawson (F.R.G.S.) - 1875 - 328 pages
...is high or mountainous, it is sometimes called a Promontory — that is, a mountain pushed forward. An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions. The Isthmus of Suez joins Asia and Africa ; the Isthmus of Panama joins North and South America. The... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1878 - 952 pages
...vacantly. Then I say " Well, tell me what an isthmus is ?" Immediately 20 voices cry out simultaneously, " An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining " two larger portions." " Portions of what ?" I ask. No one knows, unless indeed two or three rash scholars exclaim "Water,... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1882 - 106 pages
...water ; as the Isle of Wight. A peninsula is land almost surrounded by water ; as Cornwall and Devon. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger...sea. A Cape is land stretching out into the sea; as Land's End. Also called ness, naze, point, bill, or head. A promontory is a high cape ; as Flamborough... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1883 - 530 pages
...mainland on the north. Two of the exceptions are Jutland (in Denmark), Labrador (in North America). 4. An ISTHMUS is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions together ; as the Isthmus of Darien, and the Isthmus of Suez. 5. A CAPE is a portion of land which juts out into the sea ; as the... | |
 | Larkin Dunton - 1889 - 168 pages
...of a continent; as the United States. An island is land surrounded by water; as Martha's Vineyard. An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger...is land stretching out into the sea; as Cape Cod. A peninsula is land almost surrounded by water; as Florida. A promontory is a high cape; as Cape Ann.... | |
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An isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining two larger portions together; as the Isthmus of Suez. 