Correct Answer - Option 2 : Part of land surrounded by water from three sides
A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side.
The concept of the peninsula:
- A peninsula is a region of land that sticks out in a body of water. It is also defined as a piece of land with water on three sides.
- Many countries are on peninsulas and may either take up part of a peninsula (such as Portugal) or all of it (such as India).
- Parts of a country may also be on a peninsula.
- For example, Jutland is a peninsula, as is Baja California in Mexico.
- If Eurasia is considered a continent then the continent of Europe is technically a peninsula.
- In this case, the great peninsulas of Europe, the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas would technically be peninsulas within peninsulas.
- The area of the European Peninsula, comprised of Europe minus Russia, Fennoscandia, and any islands, is roughly 4.4 million square kilometers.
- The Arabian Peninsula is usually cited as the largest peninsula in the world with an area of 3,237,500 square kilometers.
Hence, a peninsula is a part of land surrounded by water from three sides.
