Arabian Peninsula or Arabia is the largest peninsula of world which occupies an area of 3. It is surrounded by Red sea in west, Gulf of Aden in south, Arabian sea in southeast, Gulf of Oman in east and Persian gulf in northeast. Indian Peninsula is considered as second largest peninsula of world. India is surrounded from three sides by Arabian sea, Indian ocean and Bay of Bengal. The way Indian subcontinent protrudes out in Indian ocean itself gives it the look of a peninsula.
If the number of inhabitants are taken into account then this peninsula becomes the largest one of world. This is also called Indo-Chinese or Mainland southeast Asia. It is bordered with Andaman sea in west, Strait of Malacca in southwest and China sea in east.
This is also called as Somali Peninsula. This peninsula is the fourth largest in world. This is protruded long inside Arabian sea surrounded by Gulf of Aden in north and Arabian sea in east and south. This peninsula separates out the Pacific Ocean from Bristol bay which is a part of Bering sea. In some cases the Alaskan peninsula is considered as the thin strip protruding part Lake and Peninsula Borough which is county of Alaska but in some sources the whole Alaska state is taken as peninsula.
Here the whole Alaska state is considered which is surrounded by Arctic Sea in north, Bering strait in west and Pacific sea in south. This is the north-eastern part of Canada which is surrounded by Hudson bay in west, Gulf of Saint Lawrence in south, Labrador sea in east which is itself a part of Atlantic Ocean. This peninsula is located in the province of Quebec. General Knowledge - Topics.
World Largest Peninsulas : A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to the mainland via an isthmus. The part of the land by which the Peninsula is connected to the mainland are sometimes very narrow and separated by thin water body which in turn creates another geographical feature called isthmus.
Hide Index Show Index. Peninsulas are found on every continent. The so-called Horn of Africa, which juts into the Arabian Sea on central Africas east coast, is a huge peninsula. The Antarctic Peninsula seems to point to the tip of South America, several hundred kilometers miles away. Continental Peninsula Not all peninsulas are skinny little bits of land. Europe the whole thing! The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit.
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