Therefore, полуóстров is а half-island, or peninsula. Incidentally, the word peninsula is formed in the same way, from the Latin words раеnе (almost) and insula (island).

Friday, 30th December, Hanson Range. […] Changed our course to a very prominent hill (which I have named Mount Arthur) bearing 275 degrees, and after crossing two small myall creeks and a stony plain with salt bush and grass, at ten miles we struck a large myall and gum creek, coming from the north-west, with some very deep channels.

Phylum is the taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class.

A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.