A part of the landmass that juts out in the water is a typical example of the peninsular as the landmass form around a large body of water such as a body of lake or sea.
As a landmass is projected outward into the ocean and is bounded by water on all the three sides and thus described as a near island that connects to the mainland.
A. Right off the bat because the main purpose is the keep a check on the weather, seeing if it's a storm developing or just to collect data and compare with past/ recent data.
