Kola Peninsula

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A large land area in northwest Russia between the Barents Sea and the White Sea

proper noun

: Península de Kola

The Kola Peninsula is known for its harsh climate and abundant natural resources.

Examples

Scientists have long studied the unique Arctic ecology of the Kola Peninsula.
During the Soviet era, the Kola Peninsula hosted several important military bases.
The Kola Peninsula is known for its beautiful landscapes.
Have you ever visited the Kola Peninsula?
Scientists have long studied the unique Arctic ecology of the Kola Peninsula.
The Kola Peninsula is known for its harsh climate and abundant natural resources.
During the Soviet era, the Kola Peninsula hosted several important military bases.

Surface Forms

Kola Peninsula main

Morphology

Kola + peninsula

This is a compositional place-name formed from a proper noun + the geographic noun 'peninsula'. If a learner knows 'Kola' as the name and 'peninsula' as land connected to the mainland and surrounded by water, they can readily infer it denotes the peninsula called Kola; the pattern (place-name + geographic feature) is cross-linguistically common and predictable.

Etymology

Kola Peninsula may come from a small place or river on the coast called Kola, and people began using that short Kola 'name' for the whole peninsula. That's why today the Kola Peninsula means the large area of land between the two seas.