peninsular

shore

Land bordering water

• beachSandy waterside margin
• bayPartially enclosed water
• coveSheltered coastal indentation

inlet · harbor · gulf · estuary · lagoon · marina · seashore · seaside · tidal · cliffs

isthmus

Narrow strip connecting landmasses

• capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
• headlandCoastal land jutting seaward
• promontoryElevated land jutting waterward

spit · point · landbridge · neck · mainland · terrain · topography · landmass · geography · indian

strait

Constricted marine passage

• channelPassage for transmission
• constrictionTightening or narrowing action
• chokepointNarrow passage limiting movement

corridor · passage · neck · bottleneck · pinched · tapered · slender · connecting · bridging · linking

jutting

Extending sharply outward

• projectingExtending outward from surroundings
• extendingIncreasing in reach
• outcroppingExposed rock formation

finger · arm · tongue · bulge · protrusion · outthrust · elongated · narrow · tapered · reaching

remote

Distant or controller

• secludedSet apart, private
• detachedApart or uninvolved
• separateTo set apart

cut-off · bounded · enclave · distinct · self-contained · peripheral · outlying · removed · apart · segregated

• place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
• Spanish Colonialencomienda, hacienda, conquistador, viceroy, viceroyalty
• Spanish coloniesSpanish conquest, Spanish crown, viceroys, viceroyalties, Spanish colony
• Spanish diasporaGalicians, Catalans, immigration waves, chain migration, economic migrants
• colonial ranksviceroy, colonial administrator, lieutenant governor, resident