Isthmus Totally Explained

An isthmus ( plural isthmuses or isthmi) is a narrow strip of land that's 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).
Isthmi are naturally good places to build canals. The Panama Canal, for instance, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, drastically reduces the naval travel time between the east and west coasts of the Americas.

List of isthmi

Erin isthmus, in ireland
Auckland Isthmus, in Auckland, New Zealand

Isthmus of Dubrovnik - today's Stradun, (main center street), which connected Laus and Dub into a single city unit

Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania - which connects the Forestier Peninsula and Tasman Peninsula

Isthmus of East Falklands (Goose Green)

Isthmus of Gibraltar, which joins Gibraltar to mainland Spain. Its sovereignty is disputed by 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 Honshū 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 - connects Venezuela to Médanos

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

Ofqui Isthmus, Aysen Region, Chile

Isthmus of Panama - arguably the most famous isthmus, connects North America and South America.

Isthmus of Perekop between Crimea and Ukraine proper

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

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

Isthmus of Corinth, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with the mainland of Greece.

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

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