coral island /ˌkɒrəl ˈaɪlənd/ isla coralina a luxury holiday on a paradise coral island in the tropical Maldives
desert island /ˌdezət ˈaɪlənd/ isla desierta He was cast away on a desert island.
islet /ˈaɪlət, -lɪt/ islote
coral reef /ˌkɒrəl ˈriːf/ arrecife de coral Coral reefs are home to a spectacular variety of organisms.
barrier reef /ˌbæriə ˈriːf/ arrecife de coral [cerca de la costa y paralelo a ella] Australia's Great Barrier Reef consists of thousands of coral islands.
atoll /ˈætɒl/ atolón The testing of the first hydrogen bomb took place at Bikini Atoll in 1954.
bay /beɪ/ bahía the Bay of Biscay
bight /baɪt/ ensenada, bahía [más grande que bay] the Great Australian Bight
gulf /gʌlf/ golfo the Gulf of Mexico
cove /kəʊv/ cala a sandy cove
creek /kriːk/ (British English) cala, caleta
inlet /ˈɪnlet, -lət/ ensenada
rias /ˈriːəz/ (plural) rías
firth /fɜːθ/ ría, estuario [se usa sobre todo en Escocia] the Moray Firth
estuary /ˈesʧuəri/ estuario the Severn estuary
delta /ˈdeltə/ delta the Nile Delta
headland /ˈhedlənd/ cabo A headland is surrounded by water on three sides.
cape /keɪp/ cabo [más grande que headland] Cape of Good Hope
promontory /ˈprɒməntəri/ promontorio They married on a promontory overlooking the Pacific ocean. ^ a rocky promontory
mull /mʌl/ promontorio [se usa en algunos nombres de lugares en Escocia] the Mull of Galloway ^ the Mull of Kintyre
sound /saʊnd/ 1. estrecho [conectando dos masas de agua] the sound separating Ireland and Great Britain 2. brazo de mar
strait /streɪt/ (also straits plural) estrecho illegal immigrants trying to cross the Straits of Gibraltar
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