Continent.
Main Land.
9. A Continent is a large quantity of land, in which many great countries are joined together, without being separated from each other by the sea: such are Europe, Asia, Africa, and the vast continent of America; which four are the principal divisions of the Earth. A continent is sometimes called the Main Land.
Island.
10. An Island is a country, or portion of land, environed round with water: such are Great-Britain and Ireland; Sardinia, Sicily, &c. in the Mediterranean Sea; the Isles of Wight, Anglesey, &c. near England. Also a small part of dry land, in the midst of a river, is called an island, when compared to a lesser, is called the continent; as if we compare the Isle of Wight to England, the latter may be properly called the continent.
Peninsula.
11. A Peninsula is a part of land almost environed with water, save one narrow neck adjoining it to the continent; or which is almost an island: such is Denmark joining to Germany; also Africa is properly a large peninsula joining to Asia.
Isthmus.
12. An Isthmus is a narrow neck of land joining a peninsula to the continent; as the Isthmus of Sues, which joins Africa to Asia, that of Panama, joining North and South America, &c.
Promontory.
Mountain.
13. A Promontory is a high part of land stretching out into the sea, and is often called a Cape or Headland: such is the Cape of Good Hope in the South of Africa; Cape Finistre on the West of Spain; also the Lizard Point, and the Land’s End, are two Capes or Headlands on the West of England. A Mountain is a high part of land in the midst of a country, over topping the adjacent parts.