word | | Terrain |
| coastline | Norway | glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north |
| coastline | Pitcairn Islands | rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs |
| coastline | Saint Helena | ... of 44 dormant volcanoes; ground rises to the east Tristan da Cunha: sheer cliffs line the coastline of the nearly circular island; the flanks of the central volcanic peak are deeply dissected ... |
| coasts | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | ... terrain of high mountains, hills, valleys, and plains with a number of peninsulas stretching off its coasts Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): atoll, awash at high tide; shallow (15 m) lagoon Europa ... |
| coasts | Iran | rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts |
| coasts | Svalbard | wild, rugged mountains; much of high land ice covered; west coast clear of ice about one-half of the year; fjords along west and north coasts |
| cold | Indian Ocean | ... southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast winds and currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and northeast-to-southwest winds and currents ... |
| completely | Saint Barthelemy | hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with plentiful beaches |
| composed | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | ... two groups of islands Iles Kerguelen: the interior of the large island of Ile Kerguelen is composed of rugged terrain of high mountains, hills, valleys, and plains with a number of peninsulas ... |
| cones | Costa Rica | coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes |
| cones | Saint Helena | ... Helena: rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains Ascension: surface covered by lava flows and cinder cones of 44 dormant volcanoes; ground rises to the east Tristan da Cunha: sheer cliffs line ... |
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