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A piece of land that completely surrounded by water on all sides. What it is called?


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A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water on all sides is known as an island. A group of islands is called an archipelago. A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but connected to mainland. Peninsulas are formed through a gradual rise in water level, surrounding land at low elevation.


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