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Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (214 words) |
 | A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. |
| A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory, bill, or spit. |
| Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay |
| Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Araya and Paria xeric scrub (NT1301) (2196 words) |
| The western section of the Araya peninsula is characterized by a long, sandy plain that is frequently inundated by sea water, forming the extensive Araya salina. |
| The Araya peninsula area is very arid, with an annual average precipitation of 200300 mm, and very irregular rainfall that tends to accumulate at the end of the year. |
| The peninsula of Macanao and the tip of the Araya peninsula are considered by Wede and Long (1995), as key areas for threatened birds in the Neotropics, especially due the presence of the very endangered Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis). |
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