Headlands and bays
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A headland is an area of land, which is surrounded by water on three sides. A bay is similar, it is a an area of water, enclosed by land on three sides. Very often, such land areas are called cape, and the water areas also may be called gulf.
Kells bay, on the Ring of Kerry in Ireland |
Hanauma bay, on the island of Hawaii |
Cape Horn is the southern tip of South America |
The Cape of Good Hope is seen by many as the divider of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean |
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