✦ Lesson 5
Where is the water?
Some landforms have water all around them. Others are almost, but not completely, surrounded by water.
🏝️ Island
Land with water on all sides. Some islands are the tops of mountains, volcanoes or hills whose sides are under the sea. An island made by a volcano is a volcanic island.
🏝️🏝️ Archipelago
A group of islands close to each other. The Hawaiian Islands are the peaks of underwater mountains.
🦶 Peninsula
Land with water on three sides. Spain and Portugal form the Iberian Peninsula.
🇪🇸 Spain's islands
Spain has two archipelagos: the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The Canary Islands are volcanic islands!
🏝️ island: water on 4 sides🦶 peninsula: water on 3 sides