ABC
Book of Landforms
By Mylan
ATOLL
ATOLLA coral
island that
consists of
a coral reef,
surrounding
a lagoon.
Example:
Bikini Atoll
in the Pacific Ocean
BAY
BAYAn area of
sea,
partially
enclosed by
land, and
smaller
than a gulf.
• Example:
The San Francisco Bay
in California
CANYON
CANYONA deep valley
between
cliffs, often
carved from
the
landscape by
a river.
• Example:
The Grand Canyon
in Arizona
COAST
COASTLand next
to the
sea; the
seashore.
• Example:
The Gold Coast
in Africa
Devil’s Tower
• Example:
Devil’s TowerDevil’s Tower National
Park in Wyoming
A massive
old volcanic
neck,
located in
the Black
Hills.
GLACIER
GLACIER A huge mass
of ice slowly
flowing over
a land mass,
formed from
compacted
snow.
• Example:
The Glaciers of Alaska
GULF
GULF A part of
an ocean,
or sea,
extending
into the
land.
• Example:
The Gulf of Mexico
HILL
HILLA small
elevation
in the
earth’s
surface.
• Example:
The Chocolate Hills in the
Philippines
ICEBERG
ICEBERG A large
floating
piece of
ice, broken
away from
a glacier.
• Example:
An Iceberg from the
Antarctic Ocean.
ISLAND
ISLAND A land mass,
especially
one smaller
than a
continent,
entirely
surrounded
by water.
• Example:
The Hawaiian Islands in
the Pacific Ocean.
ISTHMUS
ISTHMUSA narrow
strip of
land,
connecting
two larger
land areas.
• Example:
The Assos Isthmus
in Greece
LAKE
LAKE A large
inland body
of water
that is
larger than
a pond.
• Example:
Lake Tahoe in California
MESA
MESAA broad flat
topped
elevation
with one or
more cliff
like sides.
• Example:
Mesa Verde National Park
in Colorado
MONOLITH
MONOLITH A single
standing
stone often
in the form
of a
monument
or column.
• Example:
The “Standing Stones” of
Scotland.
MOUNTAIN
MOUNTAINA natural
elevation of the
Earth’s surface
having
considerable
mass, steep
sides, and a
height greater
than a hill.
• Example:
Mount Everest in Nepal
PENINSULA
PENINSULAA piece of land
that projects
into a body of
water and is
connected
with the
mainland by
an isthmus.
• Example:
The State of Florida
PLAIN
PLAIN A large,
flat,
or
level
area of
land.
• Example:
The Great Plains, of the
central United States of
America.
PLATEAU
PLATEAU A
broad flat
area
of high
land.
• Example:
The Plateaus of Colorado
RIVER
RIVER A large
natural stream
of water that
empties into
an ocean,
lake, or other
body of water.
• Example:
The Mississippi River
SAND DUNE
SAND DUNE A hill or ridge
of sand that
lies behind the
part of the
beach that is
affected by
tides and or
winds.
• Example:
The Sand Dunes of
Jekyll Island, Georgia
VALLEY
VALLEY A long
narrow hollow
in the Earth’s
surface that
lies between
two higher
areas.
• Example:
Death Valley California
VOLCANO
VOLCANOAn opening
in the Earth’s
crust that
ejects
molten lava,
ash, and
gases.
• Example:
The Pular Volcano in Chile