Dictionary of Landforms by Skylar Dieter

Ocean

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large body of water

waterfall

dietesky — 2025-10-13 14:57:32 UTC

steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river

peak

dietesky — 2025-10-13 14:58:20 UTC

top of a mountain

source of river

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place where a river begins

sea

dietesky — 2025-10-13 14:59:53 UTC

body of water smaller than an ocean

gulf

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:01:07 UTC

large part of the ocean that extends into land

savanna

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:01:44 UTC

area of grassland and scattered trees

valley

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:02:40 UTC

area of land between hills or mountains

mountain

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:04:57 UTC

area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 ft.

island

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:06:10 UTC

area of land surrounded entirely by water

cape

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:07:17 UTC

point of land that extends into water

coastal plain

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:07:58 UTC

area of flat land along a sea or ocean

coast

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:08:28 UTC

area of land near the ocean

lake

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:08:54 UTC

inland body of water

river

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:09:40 UTC

natural flow of water that runs through the land

glacier

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:10:28 UTC

large area of slow-moving ice

riverbank

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:11:07 UTC

land along a river

lagoon

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:11:50 UTC

body of shallow water

mesa

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:12:38 UTC

flat topped mountain with steep sides

bay

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:13:24 UTC

part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf

hill

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:15:14 UTC

rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain

desert

dietesky — 2025-10-13 15:16:49 UTC

extremely dry area with little water and few plants