| MAP OF A PENINSULA. |
In the picture we see a narrow strip of land which extends far out into the water. You will notice that the land has water all round; except at one place.
What is the name for land that has water on all sides but one? What is a peninsula? An island, as we have learned, is a piece of land with water all round it. Now, sometimes we see a piece of land that has water nearly all round it. This form of land is called a peninsula. The word peninsula means almost an island.
How would you change this peninsula to an island? What is the difference between a peninsula and an island?
The narrow neck which joins the peninsula to other land--just as the neck joins the head to the body-is called an isthmus, which means neck.
| PICTURE OF A BAY. |
| MAP OF A BAY. |
Here is another picture which I wish you to look at. You see where the shore bends like a bow; and the water runs a little way into the land.
Can you think of anything else that is bent like this? Yes-a bay-window.
Now, when I tell yon that bay means the same as bow, you can almost guess the name for this bend in the land. It is called a bay. You will easily remember that little word.