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A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus.
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A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus.
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit.
Europe
- Europe is composed of many peninsulas, such as the Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian, etc.
Balkan "Peninsula"
The Balkans is a peninsula including the Republic of Macedonia, Greece ,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, and Montenegro.
- Chalkidiki, Greece
- Kassandra, Greece
- Mani Peninsula, Greece
- Mount Athos, Greece
- Peloponnese, Greece
- Sithonia, Greece
- Pilio, Greece
- Istria, Croatia
- Pelješac, Croatia
- Prevlaka, Croatia
- Split, Croatia
- Zadar, Croatia
- Karaburun peninsula, Albania
- Luštica, Montenegro
Denmark
- Jutland Peninsula, which forms the western half of the country.
- Djursland
- Grenen
- Helgenæs
- Horne Land
- Hornsherred
- Hindsholm
- Mols
- Odsherred
- Salling
- Stevns Peninsula
Italy
- Italian Peninsula
- Calabria
- Penisola salentina (Salento)
- Promontorio del Gargano (Monte Gargano)
- Penisola sorrentina (Sorrentine Peninsula)
- Promontorio di Orbetello
Iberian Peninsula
main: Iberian Peninsula Encompassing continental Spain and Portugal, Andorra and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
- Cabo Espichel, Portugal
- Cabo Carvoeiro, Portugal
- Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal
- Tróia Peninsula, Portugal
- Cádiz, Spain
- Gibraltar
Scandinavian Peninsula
Encompassing present-day Sweden, Norway, and part of Finland
- Hamarøy Peninsula, Norway
- Hurumlandet, Norway
- Lista, Norway
- Lyngen Peninsula, Norway
- Nordkinn Peninsula, Norway
- Ofothalvøya, Norway
- Porsanger Peninsula, Norway
- Stad, Norway
- Sværholthalvøya, Norway
- Varangerhalvøya, Norway
- Fosen, Norway
- Skåne, Sweden
Great Britain
- During the great Ice Ages, all of Great Britain was a peninsula, extending west from the mainland of Europe/France. The English Channel did not exist then, and there was dry land there.
England
- Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset - the South West Peninsula, or the Westcountry, or Wessex
- The Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall
- Cornwall is itself a peninsula, extending southwest from England
- Dengie peninsula, Essex
- Fylde, Lancashire
- Hoo, Kent
- Isle of Dogs, London
- Greenwich Peninsula, London
- Isle of Purbeck, Dorset
- The Lizard, Cornwall
- Morte Point, North Devon
- Penwith, Cornwall
- Rotherhithe, London
- Spurn, Yorkshire
- Tendring, Essex
- Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside
