A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as ___________.

Coast

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Island

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Peninsula

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Peninsula
A peninsula (Latin: paeninsula from paene "almost" and insula "island") is a piece of land extending out into a body of water, that is still connected to mainland.

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(i) A landmass bound by sea on three sides is referred to as

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(b) Island	(d) None of the above

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(a) Himachal	(c) Purvachal
(b) Uttarakhand	(d) None of the above

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(b) Konkan	(d) Northern Circar

(iv) The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is

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