What is an isthmus?

Question

What is an isthmus?

Answer 1

An isthmus is a narrow neck of land bordered by water on both sides. Panama is an example.

Answer 2

A isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger landmasses. The water version is an strait.

Answer 3

An isthmus is a landform. An isthmus  is a narrow strip of land that is bordered on two sides by water and connects two larger land masses. It is the inverse of a strait (which lies between two land masses and connects two larger bodies of water).

There are many cities on isthmuses.

    * Auckland isthmus, which connects the Northland Peninsula to the rest of New Zealand's North Island.

    * Seattle, Washington which lies between Lake Washington and Puget Sound.

    * Isthmus of Avalon, which connects the populous Avalon Peninsula to the rest of Newfoundland.

    * Isthmus of Corinth, which connects the Peloponnese peninsula to the rest of Greece.

    * Isthmus near Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia

    * Isthmus of Chignecto, which connects the Nova Scotia peninsula to the rest of Canada.

    * Isthmus of Gibraltar, which joins Gibraltar to mainland Spain.

    * Karelian Isthmus between Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga.

    * Isthmus of Kra, which joins the Malay Peninsula with mainland Asia.

    * Isthmus of Kushimoto in Japan - connects HonshÅ« with Cape Shiono-Misaki.

    * La Coupée isthmus in Sark.

    * Madison Isthmus, between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin.

    * Mavis Grind isthmus in Shetland, UK.

    * Isthmus of Médanos - links Venezuela to Médanos.

    * Neck in Bruny Island, Tasmania - connects North and South Bruny.

    * Ofqui Isthmus, Aisén Region, Chile.

    * Isthmus of Panama - connects North America and South America. The Panama canal goes through this isthmus.

    * Isthmus of Perekop between Crimea and Ukraine proper.

    * Isthmus of Potidea, connecting the Kassandra peninsula with the mainland of Greece.

    * Quezon Province, in Luzon, Philippines - connecting Bicol peninsula with mainland Luzon.

    * Adam's Bridge, between India and Sri Lanka (a former Isthmus).

    * Isthmus of Suez - the isthmus between North Africa and Southwest Asia, in Egypt where the Suez Canal is located.

    * Isthmus of Summerside, connecting the Western section of Prince Edward Island, Canada with the remainder of the island.

    * Isthmus of Tehuantepec - connects Yucatan and Central America with the rest of Mexico.

    * Isthmus of Nahant connecting Nahant, Massachusetts to Massachusetts.

    * Forth-Clyde isthmus in Scotland

    * Tyne-Solway Isthmus in Scotland, along the Stanegate in roman times main forts at Corbridge and Carlisle