<div dir="ltr">Agree with Graeme. I like the illustration he shared too, "a cape can be found at the end of a peninsula (and, in my experience, often are) while you'll never see a peninsula at the end of a cape." The state of Florida is a peninsula as is India, at least by someone's definition. <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 4:42 AM Graeme Fitzpatrick <<a href="mailto:graemefitz1@gmail.com">graemefitz1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, 2 Jan 2019 at 02:01, Markus <<a href="mailto:selfishseahorse@gmail.com" target="_blank">selfishseahorse@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><br></div><div>Is the distinction of peninsulas from capes correct (see section See also)?</div></blockquote><div> </div></div><div dir="ltr">I have concerns about the definition of peninsula that you've used "<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px">a piece of land nearly surrounded by water and <b>connected to a larger land area by an isthmus, that is a narrow strip of land</b>"</span> <div><br></div><div>I did see that definition, but most definitions of peninsula that I have found don't mention the "narrow strip of land" eg peninsula: 

<span style="color:rgb(48,48,48);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,SunSans-Regular,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass; cape: </span><span style="color:rgb(48,48,48);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,SunSans-Regular,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.</span> </div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-6218624166379820483gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Another good explanation, with some examples: <a href="https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-a-cape-and-a-peninsula-They-seem-to-have-different-definitions-that-are-in-practice-actually-the-same-thing" target="_blank">https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-a-cape-and-a-peninsula-They-seem-to-have-different-definitions-that-are-in-practice-actually-the-same-thing</a>. As they put it "<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:q_serif,Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman","Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro",Meiryo,serif;font-size:16px">a cape can be found at the end of a peninsula. Peninsulas are not found at the end of capes"</span></div><div><br></div><div>I also give you Cape York Peninsula, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_York_Peninsula" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_York_Peninsula</a> which is a peninsula terminating in Cape York - definitely no "narrow strips of land" involved! :-)</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks<div><br></div><div>Graeme</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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