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Panhandle facts for kids
A panhandle is a word used in geography. What people mean when they talk about panhandles is a narrow strip of land, that is surrounded on all sides except one, by one or more countries or regions. The strip of land is connected to the country or region it belongs to on one side only. This looks like the handle of a frying pan.
Panhandles include:
- Florida Panhandle
- Oklahoma Panhandle
- Alaska Panhandle is the state's southeast
Images for kids
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Map of Namibia showing the Caprivi Strip, one of the world's best-known salients, in the country's northeast.
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A map of the Congo Pedicle
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Misiones Province within Argentina
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The 14 provinces of Thailand forming the salient of Southern Thailand.
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One of the United States' best-known salients, the Florida Panhandle, extends westward from the peninsula, forming the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Location of Nabatieh District within Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon.
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Location of Newmarket (shown as red dot) within Suffolk, England.
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Locations of panhandles within states of the USA