On Wed, 2 Jan 2019 at 02:01, Markus <selfishseaho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Is the distinction of peninsulas from capes correct (see section See also)? > I have concerns about the definition of peninsula that you've used "a piece of land nearly surrounded by water and *connected to a larger land area by an isthmus, that is a narrow strip of land*" I did see that definition, but most definitions of peninsula that I have found don't mention the "narrow strip of land" eg peninsula: A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass; cape: A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. Another good explanation, with some examples: https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-a-cape-and-a-peninsula-They-seem-to-have-different-definitions-that-are-in-practice-actually-the-same-thing. As they put it "a cape can be found at the end of a peninsula. Peninsulas are not found at the end of capes" I also give you Cape York Peninsula, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_York_Peninsula which is a peninsula terminating in Cape York - definitely no "narrow strips of land" involved! :-) Thanks Graeme
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