A
peninsula 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, or
spit.
Peninsulas of the World
Eurasia
- Apsheron, Azerbaijan
- Brittany, France
- Butjadingen, Germany
- Cotentin Peninsula, France
- Crimea, Ukraine
- Gallipoli, Turkey
- Grenen, Denmark
- Hel peninsula, Poland
- Italy
- Jutland Peninsula, northern Germany and Denmark
- Peniche peninsula, Portugal
- Piran, Slovenia
- Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera
- Walcheren, Netherlands
- Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands
Balkan peninsula
- Chalkidiki, Greece
- Pilio, Greece
- Kassandra, Greece
- Mani Peninsula, Greece
- Mount Athos, Greece
- Peloponnesos, Greece
- Sithonia, Greece
- Zadar, Croatia
- Istria, Croatia
- Peljesac peninsula, Croatia
encompassing the whole of
Spain and
Portugal
encompassing
Sweden and
Norway
- Svaerholthalvoya, Norway
- Varangerhalvoya, Norway
- Ards peninsula, County Down
- Argyll, Scotland
- Black Isle peninsula, Scotland
- Cornwall
- Cowal, Scotland
- Dunnet Head, Scotland
- Durham
- Faraid Head, Scotland
- Gower peninsula, Swansea
- Island Magee, Northern Ireland
- Isle of Dogs, London
- Kintyre, Scotland
- Lecale peninsula, Northern Ireland
- Lleyn peninsula, Wales
- Penwith, Cornwall
- Rotherhithe, London
- Spurn, Yorkshire
- Strathy Point, Scotland
- The Lizard, Cornwall
- Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside
Kyushu:
- Nishi-sonogi-hanto
- Kunisaki-hato
Honshu:
- Shiriya-zaki
- Oshika-hanto
- Noto-hanto
- Oga-hanto
- Miura-hato
- Boso-hanto
- Inubo-zaki
- Izu-hanto
- Poluostrov Yamau
- Semenanjung Blambangan, Java,
- Semenanjung Minahassa, Sulawesi
(Portuguese Territory)
The Americas
- Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Cleveland peninsula, Alaska
- Delmarva Peninsula, encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- Door Peninsula, Wisconsin, in Lake Michigan
- Florida Peninsula, encompassing most of Florida state
- Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
- Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Superior
- Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Michigan
- Lower Peninsula, Michigan
- Middle Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Mokapu, Hawaii
- Northern Neck, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan, in Grand Traverse Bay
- Olympic Peninsula, Washington
- Pinellas Peninsula, Florida
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey
- San Francisco Peninsula, California
- Upper Peninsula, Michigan
- Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Adelaide peninsula, Nunavut
- Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Banks peninsula, Nunavut
- Barrow peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Becher peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Beekman peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell peninsula, Southampton Island, Nunavut
- Blunt peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bonavista peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Boothia peninsula, Nunavut
- Borden peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Brodeur peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
- Burin peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Colin Archer peninsula, Devon Island, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut
- Collinson peninsula, Victoria Island, Nunavut
- Cumberland peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Diamond Jennes peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Douglas peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Dunlas peninsula, Melville Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Foxe peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Hall peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Henry Kater peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Kent peninsula, Nunavut
- Labrador Peninsula, encompassing all of Labrador and most of Quebec
- Leith peninsula, Northwest Territories (in Great Bear Lake)
- Long Point, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Melville peninsula, Nunavut
- Meta Incognita peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Natkusiak peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- North peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Nipigan)
- Province of Nova Scotia
- Pangertot peninsula, Nunavut
- Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Péninsule de la Gaspésie, Quebec
- Péninsule d'Ungava, Quebec
- Pethel peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Point Pelee, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Port au Port peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Albert peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Prince Edward peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Ontario)
- Simpson peninsula, Nunavut
- Siorarsuk peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Steensby peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Storkerson peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Vancouver Island (Southern Tip), British Columbia
- Wollaston peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
(Danish Territory)
- Alfred Wegeners Halvo
- Hayes Halvo
- Ingnerit
- Nuussuaq Halvo
- Svartenhuk Halvo
- Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, despite its name, it is also a peninsula
Australia & Oceania
A beach on the Mornington Peninsula
- Beecroft Peninsula, New South Wales
- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
- Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory
- Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
- Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
- Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania
- Jervis Bay Territory
- Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
- Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
- Wilson's Promontory, Victoria
- Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
- Younghusband Peninsula, South Australia
- Banks Peninsula, South Island
- Bluff Peninsula, South Island
- Bream Head, North Island
- Cape Brett, North Island
- Cape Campbell, South Island
- Cape Foulwind, South Island
- Cape Kidnappers, North Island
- Cape Turnagain, North Island
- Coromandel Peninsula, North Island
- Farewell Spit, South Island
- Kaikoura Peninsula, South Island
- Karikari Peninsula, North Island
- Mahia Peninsula, North Island
- Miramar Peninsula, North Island
- Mount Maunganui, North Island
- North Auckland Peninsula, North Island
- Otago Peninsula, South Island
- Tiwai Point, South Island
- Whangaparaoa Peninsula, North Island
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