island vs peninsula
Definitions
noun
- a zone or area resembling an island
- a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
Examples
In most island arcs only a relatively small proportion of the individual volcanoes actually rise above sea level.
In the centre of the pond was an island; and on the island was a little summerhouse like a miniature pagoda.
Whether Mr. Johnson was speaking metaphorically or just plain sillily, the fact he was expressing concern over adding many US military personnel to a small island displays concern for the overall impact on the Guamites … Guamians … Guamicans, hell just what does one call a resident of Guam?
Definitions
noun
- a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
Examples
Of particular significance to ancient Arabia was the domestication of the dromedary (one-humped camel) in the southern part of the peninsula between 3000 and 2500 B.C.E.
In a statement this week, Somalia's al-Shabaab released these pictures of what it described as a graduation ceremony of its fresh recruits trained and ready to head to Yemen to "assist in jihad, the brethren of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
In a sweeping half-moon behind me, the rugged, unspoiled Inishowen Peninsula rolls out across this little known spear of North West Ireland.
