Presque-isle

This article is about the type of peninsula. For other uses, see Presque Isle (disambiguation).

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.

Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Spain

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
• Mahia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand
• Isle of Portland in Dorset, England
• Northmavine in Shetland, Scotland
• Novastoshnah, in St. Paul, Alaska
• 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
• Presqu'île of Lyon, the central part of the city of Lyon, France
• Vũng Tàu City, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam

See also

• Presque Isle
• Tied island
• Tombolo