1. plateau   extensive stretch of elevated, level land   piece of land surrounded by water   mouth of a large river affected by tides   triangular patch of deposited silt at the mouth of a river formed by its diverging branches   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. iceberg   port protected naturally or artificially to provide shelter for ships   part of sea filling wide-mouthed opening of the land   low land between hills or mountains   thick mass of floating ice in the sea   Half-n-half Clue   3. strait   fertile area in desert where there is water   group of islands found close together in the sea   port protected naturally or artificially to provide shelter for ships   narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water or seas   Half-n-half Clue   4. gulf   narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water or seas   large area of sea partly surrounded by land   port protected naturally or artificially to provide shelter for ships   triangular patch of deposited silt at the mouth of a river formed by its diverging branches   Half-n-half Clue   5. delta   mouth of a large river affected by tides   triangular patch of deposited silt at the mouth of a river formed by its diverging branches   piece of land almost surrounded by water (but joined to mainland on one side)   sloping, sandy or pebbly, shore of a body of water   Half-n-half Clue   6. desert   sloping, sandy or pebbly, shore of a body of water   low, flat or almost level land   dry barren land that receives little or no rainfall   piece of land almost surrounded by water (but joined to mainland on one side)   Half-n-half Clue   7. island   piece of land surrounded by water   port protected naturally or artificially to provide shelter for ships   thick mass of floating ice in the sea   dry barren land that receives little or no rainfall   Half-n-half Clue