Question

A landmass bounded by sea on the three sides is referred to as ________.
A)Coast
B)Island
C)Peninsula
D)Finland
E)None of these

Answer 1

Hint: India is a great example of how it is surrounded by the Arab Sea to the west, the Indian Ocean to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the east.

Complete answer:
On three sides, a body of land surrounded by water is called a peninsula.
The term comes from the Latin insula paene, which means "almost an island."
India is the most visible peninsula example..
A peninsula is a piece of land bordered on three sides by water but linked to the mainland.

Lets see the options :
Coast : The coast is defined as the region where the sea or ocean meets the ground, or as a line that forms the boundary between the ocean or lake and the land thus this option is wrong.
Island : island is land which is surrounded by water from all directions thus this option is wrong too.
Peninsula : land which is surrounded by water from three sides is known as peninsula thus this option is correct.
Finland : Finland is an island thus this option is wrong too.
None of these : option C is the correct answer thus this option is wrong too.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C)

Note: It is also often said that a river flowing through a very tight meander forms a "peninsula" within the (almost closed) water circle. The plural versions of the peninsula in English are peninsulas and, less often, peninsulas.