Agree with Graeme. I like the illustration he shared too, "a cape can be found at the end of a peninsula (and, in my experience, often are) while you'll never see a peninsula at the end of a cape." The state of Florida is a peninsula as is India, at least by someone's definition.
On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 4:42 AM Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefi...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > -- Dave Swarthout Homer, Alaska Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com
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