Geographical Terms Starting With B

Part of a sea or lake within a wide or narrow indentation of the shoreline. The most famous is in San Francisco.

A landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake, or river with a loose surface of sand.

The solid rock in the Earth's crust that underlies all soil or other loose material.

The realm of all living things.

Any significant accumulation of water, either natural or artificial, on the surface of the Earth.

A type of wetland which accumulates deposits of dead plant material, especially mosses, known as peat.

An isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides, usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa.