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isthmus-a narrow strip of land with water on both sides connect two larger land areas?

Ok so heres the question what are atleast two features os isthmus's like where is it at in the world?

2007-03-13 12:16:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Panama and the skinny part of Egypt that connects Asia and Africa are both isthmusi.

2007-03-13 12:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by Sheba 2 · 1 0

Your definition of an isthmus is correct [An isthmus, plural isthmuses or isthmi, is a narrow strip of land that is bordered on two sides by water and connects two larger land masses.].

Two features? How about
1] It is the inverse of a strait (which lies between two land masses and connects two larger bodies of water);
2] Isthmuses are a naturally good place to build canals.

Wiki list the following isthmi worldwide:
>Auckland Isthmus, in Auckland, New Zealand
>Isthmus of Avalon in Canada
>Isthmus of Chignecto, Nova Scotia
>Isthmus of Corinth in Greece
>Isthmus of Dubrovnik, Croatia
>Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania
>Isthumus of East Falklands
>Karelian Isthmus, Finland
>Isthmus of Kra, Malay Peninsula
>Isthmus of Kushimoto in Japan
>La Coupée isthmus in Sark
>Madison Isthmus, in Madison, Wisconsin
>Mavis Grind isthmus in Shetland, UK
>Isthmus of Médanos in Venezuela
>Neck in Bruny Island, Tasmania
>Ofqui Isthmus, Aysen Region, Chile
>Isthmus of Panama
>Isthmus of Perekop, Ukraine
>Quezon Province, in Luzon, Philippines
>Rama's Bridge, between India and Sri Lanka
>Isthmus of Suez, Egypt
>Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Yucatan, Mexico

2007-03-16 22:33:20 · answer #2 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0 0

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