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1. Island: A piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water.

Hint: The equator runs through these islands, located off the west coast of Ecuador.
Answer: ______________________

2. Cape: A hook shaped point or head of land projecting into a body of water.
Hint: This cape is located at the southern tip of South America.
Answer: ______________________

3. Archipelago: A group or chain of islands.
Hint: Volcanic chain of islands located in the Caribbean sea.
Answer: ______________________

4. Isthmus: A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses.
Hint: Located in Central America, this isthmus connects the region to South America. A canal is located here.
Answer: _______________________

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1. Galapagos

The Galapagos consist of 13 major islands (ranging in area from 5.4 to 1,771 square miles [14 to 4,588 square km]), 6 smaller islands, and scores of islets and rocks lying athwart the Equator 600 miles (1,000 km) west of the mainland of Ecuador.

2.Cape Horn

Cape Horn, Spanish Cabo de Hornos, steep rocky headland on Hornos Island, Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, southern Chile.

3. Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc

The Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc is a volcanic arc that forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Plate

4. Panama

Panama, country of Central America located on the Isthmus of Panama, the narrow bridge of land that connects North and South America. Embracing the isthmus and more than 1,600 islands off its Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the tropical nation is renowned as the site of the Panama Canal, which cuts through its midsection.

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