Presque-isle

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Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Spain

Presque-isle (from the French presqu'île, meaning almost island) is a geographical term denoting a piece of land which is closer to being an island than most peninsulas because of its being joined to the mainland by an extremely narrow neck of land.

The Presque-isle of Quiberon, France

List of presque-isles[]

• Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera in Spain
• Monte Argentario in Italy
• Quiberon in Brittany, France
• Saint-Malo in Brittany, France
• Māhia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand
• Isle of Portland in Dorset, England
• Northmavine in Shetland, Scotland
• Presqu'ile Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada
• Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
• Presque Isle Township in Presque Isle County, Michigan
• Catawba Island Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
• Presque Isle Park, Marquette, Michigan
• Presque Isle in Maine, United States
• Presqu'île of Lyon, the central part of the city of Lyon, France
• Vũng Tàu City, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam

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See also[]

• Presque Isle
• Tied island
• Tombolo

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