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A peninsula (from Latin "paene insula", almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides.

A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory, bill, point, or spit.

    Peninsula
                Continental Europe
                Balkans|Balkan "Peninsula"
                Denmark
                Italy
                Iberian Peninsula
                Scandinavian Peninsula
                    England
                    Scotland
                    Wales
                    Northern Ireland
                Republic of Ireland
                Russia
                Kazakhstan
                Middle East
                Indian subcontinent and South Asia
                China
                Korean Peninsula
                Japan
                    Kyūshū
                    Honshū
                Southeast Asia
                Philippines
                Indonesia
                United States|United States of America
                Canada
                Greenland
                Mexico
                Central America
                South America
                Caribbean
                Australia
                New Zealand
                Papua New Guinea
            Africa
            Antarctica

Continental Europe

Apsheron, Azerbaijan

Brittany, France

Butjadingen, Germany

Cotentin Peninsula, France

Crimea, Ukraine

Gallipoli, Turkey (formerly the Thracian Chersonese)

Grenen, Denmark

Hel Peninsula, Poland

Iberian Peninsula, continental Spain and Portugal, Andorra and the British dependency of Gibraltar.

Italian Peninsula, Italy

Jutland Peninsula, northern Germany and Denmark

Piran, Slovenia

Istria, Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia

Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera

North Holland, Netherlands

Walcheren, Netherlands

Zuid-Beveland, Netherlands

Balkans|Balkan "Peninsula"

Chalkidiki, Greece

Karaburun peninsula, Albania

Kassandra, Greece

Mani Peninsula, Greece

Mount Athos, Greece

Peloponnesos, Greece

Sithonia, Greece

Pelješac, Croatia

Denmark

Jutland Peninsula

Italy

Italian Peninsula

Penisola salentina (Salento)

Promontorio del Gargano

Penisola sorrentina

Promontorio di Orbetello

Iberian Peninsula
-encompassing continental Spain and Portugal, Andorra and the British dependency of Gibraltar.

Cabo Espichel, Portugal

Cabo Carvoeiro, Portugal

Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal

Tróia Peninsula, Portugal

Gibraltar (British Territory)

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

England

Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset - the South West Peninsula, or the Westcountry, or Wessex

The Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall

Fylde, Lancashire

Isle of Dogs, 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

Dunnet Head, Caithness

Faraid Head, Sutherland

Knoydart, Lochaber

Morvern, Lochaber

Strathy Point, Sutherland

Point, Outer Hebrides

Wales

Wales is itself a peninsula

Gower Peninsula, Swansea

Lleyn Peninsula

Pembrokeshire peninsula, West Wales

South Pembrokeshire Peninsula.

Marloes Peninsula, Pembrokeshire

St Davids Peninsula, Pembrokeshire

Vale of Glamorgan - technically a peninsula, as it surrounded on three sides by water - two rivers boundaries and the Bristol Channel

Northern Ireland

Ulster - as Donegal is part of Ulster, the province is surrounded on three sides by water - therefore, Ulster is a peninsula

Ards Peninsula, County Down

Lecale Peninsula

Republic of Ireland

Munster - like Ulster, Munster is surrounded on three sides by the sea

Beara Peninsula

Cooley Peninsula

Dingle Peninsula

Fanad Peninsula

Iveragh Peninsula

Mizen Head Peninsula

Mullet Peninsula

Sheep's Head Peninsula

Russia

See also Peninsulas of Russia

Chukchi Peninsula

Kamchatka Peninsula

Rybachiy Peninsula

Taymyr Peninsula

Yamal Peninsula

Kazakhstan

Mangyshlak Peninsula

Middle East

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

Al-Faw peninsula, Iraq

Kapidagi Yarimadasi, Turkey

Datça Peninsula, Turkey

Musandam peninsula, Oman

Indian subcontinent and South Asia

Bombay city

Kathiawar Peninsula, Gujarat

Gwadar peninsula, Pakistan

China

Kowloon Peninsula, (Hong Kong)

Leizhou Peninsula

Liaodong Peninsula

Shandong Peninsula

Korean Peninsula

The whole land mass encompassing North and South Korea is a peninsula.

Japan

See also Peninsulas of Japan

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Kyūshū

Nishi-sonogi-hanto

Kunisaki-hanto

Satsuma-hanto

Osumi-hanto

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Honshū

Shiriya-zaki

Oshika-hanto

Noto-hanto

Oga-hanto

Miura-hato

Boso-hanto

Inubo-zaki

Izu-hanto

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Southeast Asia

Malay Peninsula

Ca Mau Peninsula, Vietnam

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Philippines

Bataan Peninsula, Luzon

Bondoc Peninsula, Luzon

Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao

San Ildefonso Peninsula, Luzon

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Indonesia

Poluostrov Yamau

Semenanjung Blambangan, Java,

Semenanjung Minahassa, Sulawesi

East Peninsula, Sulawesi

South-east Peninsula, Sulawesi

South Peninsula, Sulawesi

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United States|United States of America

Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Cape May Peninsula, New Jersey

Cleveland Peninsula, Alaska

Delmarva Peninsula, encompassing parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia

Door Peninsula, Wisconsin, in Lake Michigan

Fairpoint Peninsula, Florida

Florida Peninsula, encompassing most of Florida state

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Superior

Key Peninsula, Washington, in Puget Sound

Kitsap Peninsula, Washington, in Puget Sound

Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan, in Lake Michigan

Lower Peninsula, Michigan

Middle Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay

Mokapu, Hawaii

Northern Neck, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay

Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan, in Grand Traverse Bay

Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Palos Verdes Peninsula, California

Pinellas Peninsula, Florida

Sandy Hook, New Jersey

San Francisco Peninsula, California

Seward Peninsula, Alaska

The Thumb, Michigan

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay

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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

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

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)

Province of Nova Scotia

Pangertot Peninsula, Nunavut

Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories

Péninsule de la Gaspésie, Quebec

Péninsule d'Ungava, Quebec

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 (Southern Tip), British Columbia

Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories/Nunavut

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Greenland

Alfred Wegeners Halvo

Hayes Halvo

Ingnerit

Nuussuaq Halvo

Svartenhuk Halvo

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Mexico

Baja California peninsula, Mexico, containing the state of Baja California and state of Baja California Sur

Yucatán Peninsula, partly separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea

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Central America

Península de Azuero, Panama

Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica

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South America

Araya Peninsula, Venezuela

Brecknock Peninsula, Chile

Brunswick Peninsula, Chile

Guajira Peninsula, Colombia

Paracas Peninsula, Peru

Paraguana, Venezuela

Paria Peninsula, Venezuela

Taitao Peninsula, Chile

Verde Peninsula, Argentina

Valdes Peninsula, Argentina

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Caribbean

Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, despite its name, it is also a peninsula

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Australia

Beecroft Peninsula, New South Wales

Cape York Peninsula, Queensland

Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory

Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia

Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania

Inskip Peninsula, Queensland

Jervis Bay Territory

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania

Wilsons Promontory, Victoria

Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Younghusband Peninsula, South Australia

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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

Mount Nicaragua, North Island

North Auckland Peninsula, North Island

Otago Peninsula, South Island

Tiwai Point, South Island

Whangaparaoa Peninsula, North Island

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Papua New Guinea

Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain

Huon Peninsula

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Africa

Bakassi, Cameroon but disputed with Nigeria

Buri Peninsula, Eritrea

Cabo Blanco, Mauritania/Western Sahara

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Cap-Vert, Senegal

Ceuta, Spain

Punta Durnford, Western Sahara

Raas Xaafuun peninsula/Ras Hafun, Somalia

Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira Islands (Portuguese Territory)

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Antarctica

Antarctic Peninsula

Edward VII Peninsula

Fletcher Peninsula

Fowler Peninsula

Martin Peninsula

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