{{short description|Peninsula with narrow connection to mainland}} {{about|the type of peninsula|other uses|Presque Isle (disambiguation)}} [[File:Velez de la Gomera.jpg|thumb|Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Spain]] [[Image:Presqu'ile de Quiberon.png|right|thumbnail|260px|The Presque-isle of Quiberon, France]] '''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=presqu’île |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/french-english/presqu-ile |website=dictionary.cambridge.org |access-date=22 February 2026 |date=18 February 2026}}</ref>
==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, Maine, United States *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 {{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
==See also== * Presque Isle * Tied island * Tombolo
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