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A Briefe Introduction to Geography by William Pemble
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The more notable parts of the Earth are these.

1 A Continent or maine Land, or as some call it firme Land, which
is not parted by the Sea running betweene.

2 An Iland, a land compassed about with waters.

3 A Peninsula, a land almost surrounded by waters saue at one
place, where ioynes by a narrow necke of land to the Continent;
this is also called Chersonesus.

4 An Isthmus, a streight necke of land which ioynes two countreys
together, and keepes the Sea from compassing the one.

5 A Promontorie or head land running farre out into the Sea like
a wedge.

6 A Mountaine }
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7 A Valley } All easie to bee knowne
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8 A Champion plain } without any definition.
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9 A Wood }

The more notable parts of the Water are these

1 _Mare_ the Sea, or Ocean, which is the gathering together of
all waters.
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