mountain chain
area of high flat land
able to maintain or keep going
to prosper, flourish
alongside
group of islands
the origin or background of a person in terms of family
the identity and origin of one’s parents
special, one of a kind
fit to be eaten
facing the wind
on or toward the side sheltered from the wind
area of low-lying land that is always full of water
water or other material that drains freely off the surface
seriously at risk of no longer being in existence
exactly, as it is
departing from a literal use of words; metaphorically