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    A large stretch of land surrounded by water on three sides is called:

    Gulf

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    Bay

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    Strait

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    Peninsula 

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    • Correct Option: (d) Explanation:  Option (d) is correct Supplementary notes: Peninsula  A large stretch of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a peninsula. The Arabian Peninsula is the world’s largest peninsula by area.
    • This peninsula is formed as a result of the rifting of the Red Sea between 56 and 23 million years ago.
    • The Arabian peninsula is bordered by the Red Sea to the west,’ the Persian Gulf to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the southeast.
    • Other examples of the peninsula are the Indian peninsula, Iberian Peninsula, Italian peninsula, Scandinavian peninsula, etc.
    • Bay- is the body of water that is partially surrounded by land with a wide mouth that opens into the ocean.
    •  Strait- strait is a naturally formed narrow passage of water that connects to relatively large water bodies.
    • Typically, seas are partially enclosed by land  Isthmus- A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of water.

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