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3. How can you distinguish an island from a peninsula

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A peninsula is almost fully surrounded by water while an island is completely surrounded

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An island is a piece of land not connected to a larger part of land. A peninsula is a piece of land often jutting from the main piece of land. For example, Florida is a peninsula, while the Bahamas is a group of islands.

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