Headland vs. Peninsula

Headlandnoun

Coastal land that juts into the sea.

Headlandnoun

The unplowed boundary of a field.

Headlandnoun

A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water.

Headlandnoun

A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence.

Headlandnoun

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

Headland

A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory.

Peninsulanoun

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

Peninsulanoun

A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.

Peninsulanoun

a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

Peninsulanoun

a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

Peninsula

A peninsula (Latin: paeninsula from paene 'almost' and insula 'island') is a landform surrounded by water on most of its border while being connected to a mainland from which it extends. The surrounding water is usually understood to be continuous, though not necessarily named as a single body of water.