For other uses, see Point. A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three or more sides by water, but is still attached to the mainland.
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit.[1]
Europe
- Europe is composed of many peninsulas, such as the Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavia, etc.
Balkan "Peninsula"
The Balkans is a peninsula including Macedonia, Greece, 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
Italy
Iberian Peninsula
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Encompassing continental Spain and Portugal, Andorra and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Scandinavian Peninsula
Encompassing Sweden and Norway
- 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
Britain
England
- Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset - the South West Peninsula, or the Westcountry, or Wessex
- The Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall
- Cornwall is technically a peninsula
- Dengie peninsula, Essex
- Durham
- Fylde, Lancashire
- Hoo, Kent
- Isle of Dogs, London
- Greenwich Peninsula, London
- Isle of Purbeck, Dorset
- The Lizard, Cornwall
- Penwith, Cornwall
- Rotherhithe, London
- Spurn, Yorkshire
- Tendring, Essex
- Wirral, Cheshire and Merseyside
Scotland
- Ardnamurchan, Lochaber
- Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty
- Kintyre, Argyll and Bute
- Cowal, Argyll and Bute
- Doonie Point, Aberdeenshire
- Dunnet Head, Caithness
- Faraid Head, Sutherland
- Fife
- Knoydart, Lochaber
- Morvern, Lochaber
- Strathy Point, Sutherland
- Point of Hellia, Orkney
- Point, Outer Hebrides
Wales
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Other countries
- Apsheron, Azerbaijan
- Brittany, France
- Butjadingen, Germany
- Cotentin Peninsula, France
- Crimea, Ukraine
- Gallipoli, Turkey (formerly the Thracian Chersonese)
- Hel Peninsula, Poland
- North Holland, Netherlands
- Walcheren, Netherlands
- Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands
- Sõrve Säär, Estonia
Asia
Russia
Kazakhstan
Middle East
- Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
- Al-Faw peninsula, Iraq
- Kapidagi Yarimadasi, Turkey
- Datça Peninsula, Turkey
- Side Peninsula, Turkey
- Musandam peninsula, Oman
- Miankaleh peninsula, Iran
- Qatar
- Arabian Peninsula; Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman
- Asia Minor
Indian subcontinent and South Asia
China
Korean Peninsula
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The whole land mass encompassing North and South Korea is a peninsula, surrounded by the Sea of Japan on the east, the East China Sea to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.
Japan
- See also: List of peninsulas of Japan
Kyūshū
Honshū
South East Asia
Philippines
Indonesia
North America
Canada
- Adelaide Peninsula, Nunavut
- Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Banks Peninsula, Nunavut
- Barrow Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Becher Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Beekman Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bell Peninsula, Southampton Island, Nunavut
- Blunt Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut
- Borden Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Brodeur Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
- Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Burrard Peninsula, British Columbia
- Colin Archer Peninsula, Devon Island, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut
- Collinson Peninsula, Victoria Island, Nunavut
- Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Diamond Jennes Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Douglas Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Dunlas Peninsula, Melville Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec
- Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Henry Kater Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Kent Peninsula, Nunavut
- Labrador Peninsula, encompassing all of Labrador and most of Quebec
- Leith Peninsula, Northwest Territories (in Great Bear Lake)
- Long Point, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Melville Peninsula, Nunavut
- Meta Incognita Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Natkusiak Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
- North Peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Nipigan)
- Nova Scotia peninsula, Nova Scotia
- Pangertot Peninsula, Nunavut
- Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Pethel Peninsula, Northwest Territories
- Point Pelee, Ontario (in Lake Erie)
- Port au Port Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Albert Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Prince Edward Peninsula, Ontario (in Lake Ontario)
- Simpson peninsula, Nunavut
- Siorarsuk Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Steensby Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Storkerson Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
- Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Ungava Peninsula, Quebec
- Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut
United States
Florida
Florida is a well known example of a peninsula and has some peninsulas on it.
Michigan
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Michigan is very distinguishable for its mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula of Michigan which includes The Thumb, Fountain Point, the Leelanau Peninsula, and Old Mission Peninsula. The northern half of Michigan is called the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and contains the Keweenaw Peninsula, the Garden Peninsula and the Stonington Peninsula.
Other states
- Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
- The Bronx, New York
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Cape May Peninsula, New Jersey
- Cleveland Peninsula, Alaska
- Cumberland Head, New York
- Delmarva Peninsula, encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
- Door Peninsula, Wisconsin, in Lake Michigan
- Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
- Key Peninsula, Washington, in Puget Sound
- Kitsap Peninsula, Washington, in Puget Sound
- Middle Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Mokapu, Hawaii
- New Jersey Peninsula, the state is a peninsula surrounded by the Delaware River,Atlantic Ocean, and the Delaware Bay
- Northern Neck, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
- Olympic Peninsula, Washington
- Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
- Point Loma, San Diego, California
- Presque Isle, Erie, Pennsylvania
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey
- San Francisco Peninsula, California
- Seward Peninsula, Alaska
- Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
Greenland
Mexico
South America
Chile
Other countries
- Península de Azuero, Panama
- Placencia Peninsula, Belize
- Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
- Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
- Araya Peninsula, Venezuela
- Paraguana, Venezuela
- Paria Peninsula, Venezuela
- Guajira Peninsula, Colombia
- Paracas Peninsula, Peru
- Verde Peninsula, Argentina
- Valdes Peninsula, Argentina
Caribbean
Oceania
Australia
A beach on the Mornington Peninsula
- Beecraft Peninsula, New South Wales
- Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria
- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
- Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory
- Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia
- Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
- Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
- Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania
- Inskip Peninsula, Queensland
- Jervis Bay Territory
- Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
- Redcliffe, Queensland
- Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania
- Wilsons Promontory, Victoria
- Woy Woy, New South Wales
- Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
- Younghusband Peninsula, South Australia
New Zealand
- Banks Peninsula, South Island
- Bluff Peninsula, South Island
- Bream Head, North Island
- Cape Brett, North Island
- Cape Campbell, South Island
- Cape Foulwind, South Island
- Cape Kidnappers, North Island
- Cape Turnagain, North Island
- Coromandel Peninsula, North Island
- Farewell Spit, South Island
- Kaikoura Peninsula, South Island
- Karikari Peninsula, North Island
- Mahia Peninsula, North Island
- Miramar Peninsula, North Island
- Mount Maunganui, North Island
- North Auckland Peninsula, North Island
- Otago Peninsula, South Island
- Tiwai Point, South Island
Papua New Guinea
Africa
- Bakassi, Cameroon but disputed with Nigeria
- Buri Peninsula, Eritrea
- Cabo Blanco, Mauritania/Morocco
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
- Cap Bon, Tunisia
- Cap-Vert, Senegal
- Ceuta, Spain
- Punta Durnford, Morocco
- Somali peninsula, Somalia
- Raas Xaafuun peninsula/Ras Hafun, Somalia
- Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira Islands (Portuguese Territory)
Antarctica
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