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Bookmark or Share- Patt Morrison: Palos Verdes landslides can say a lot about L.A.'s past ...The ground is shifting —and has been forever on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times) By Patt Morrison Columnist. May 3, 2024 5 AM PT. Oh-so-many millennia ago, the ...
- On Molokaʻi’s Kalaupapa Peninsula, a natural paradise and a ... - CNNLife on the Kalaupapa Peninsula: Paschoal Hall, built around 1915, was the heart and soul of the community at Kalaupapa, a peninsula where patients with Hansen's disease (leprosy) were forced to ...
- peninsula - National Geographic SocietyA peninsula is a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side. Peninsulas can be very small, sometimes only large enough for a single lighthouse, for instance. Lighthouses often sit on peninsulas near rocky coastlines to warn sailors that they are getting close to land.
- Peninsula - WikipediaA peninsula [1] [2] is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most sides. [3] [4] [5] Peninsulas exist on all continents. [6] [2] The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. [7] [8] Etymology. The word peninsula derives from Latin paeninsula, from paene 'almost', and insula 'island'.
- Peninsula Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Websternoun. pen· in· su· la pə-ˈnin (t)-s (ə-)lə -shə-lə. Synonyms of peninsula. : a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus. also : a piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or without a well-defined isthmus. the Italian peninsula. peninsular. pə-ˈnin (t)-s (ə-)lər. -shə-lər. adjective.
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