(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. Bay A reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black mane and tail. Cape A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, ...
Elevated land, gentler than a cliff, alongside water. Children played at the base of the bluff, their laughter echoing upwards. 3 Cliff In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the pr...
itcauses the waves to bend and their energy to be focused on the headland. The energy is focused on the headland and they dissipate into the bay forming constructive waves. What is the fetch of a wave in geography? Fetch,area of ocean or lake surface over which the wind blows in an es...
As nouns the difference between promontory and cape is that promontory is a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff while cape is...
The other effect of the shrinking skyline is that the obstructions themselves can act as awind break. This was most evident atLow Head Lighthousein Tasmania(BoM photo)where a box mounted on a headland in a perfect spot, exposed to the prevailing north-westerly wind, ended up in amini su...
“Nose” is the headland leading to the great sea; “Dodge” means to dodge, escape the storm. This place has a harmony between the yellow color of fine sand, the iridescent color of the sun and the deep blue of the sea, creating a feeling of warmth and freshness.Located 22km ...
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Interest in the lowland Maya collapse is stronger than ever, and there are now hundreds of studies that focus on the era from approximately A.D. 750 to A.D
The steep shores of the Mediterranean favoured the beginners in one of humanity's most daring enterprises, and the enchanting inland sea of classic adventure has led mankind gently from headland to headland, from bay to bay, from island to island, out into the promise of world-wide oceans bey...
La Manga del Mar Menor was of interest almost exclusively to geographers, who knew it as a 22-kilometre spit of land which protrudes from the headland of Cabo de Palos and encloses the Mar Menor, the saltwater lagoon which, with an area of 170 square kilometres, is the largest in Europe...