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- Africa Egypt
- Americas Argentina Brazil British Overseas Territories Canada Central America Chile French Overseas Collectivity Mexico United States Venezuela
- Asia
- Europe Black Sea Iceland Ireland Mediterranean Sea Russia United Kingdom and British islands
- Oceania Australia New Zealand
- See also
- References
This list of isthmuses is an appendix to the article isthmus. The list is sorted by the region of the world in which the isthmus is located. An isthmus ({{IPAc-en|pron|ˈ|ɪ|s|θ|m|ə|s}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|s|m|ə|s}}; plural: isthmuses, or occasionally isthmi; from {{lang-grc|ἰσθμός|isthmos|neck}}) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water that otherwise separates them.[1] A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar. Africa Egypt - Isthmus of Mansheya which developed around the man-made Heptastadion connecting the island of Pharos to mainland Alexandria.
Americas Argentina - Istmo Carlos Ameghino, Province of Chubut
- Quetrihué Isthmus of Quetrihué Peninsula in Nahuel Huapi Lake
Brazil - Isthmus at Nova Brasilia, Mel Island, Paraná[2]
British Overseas Territories Canada - Isthmus of Avalon
- Isthmus of Chignecto
- Sechelt Isthmus
Central America - Isthmus of Panama
- Isthmus of Rivas, Nicaragua
Chile - Isthmus of Brunswick Peninsula
- Isthmus of Muñoz Gamero Peninsula
- Ofqui Isthmus, Aisén Region
French Overseas Collectivity Mexico - Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico
United States - Boston Neck
- Isthmus of Catalina Island
- Madison Isthmus
- Seattle, Washington
- Point Peninsula, New York
Venezuela - Médanos Isthmus – links mainland Venezuela to Paraguaná
Asia - The Caucasus region connecting Europe to Asia between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea is sometimes considered an isthmus.[3]
- The Isthmus of Kra connecting Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia located in southern Thailand.
- The Sinai Peninsula forms the Isthmus of Suez between the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea and also forms the Asian border area towards Africa.
- The central area of Kushimoto town in the Wakayama prefecture of Japan is located on a narrow isthmus, surrounded on both sides by the Pacific Ocean.
- Metro Manila in the Philippines is situated on an isthmus.
- The area around Jimbaran and the Denpasar airport connects the Nusa Dua peninsula with the main part of Bali in Indonesia.
- Isthmus of Korea between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea.[4]
Europe Black Sea - Isthmus of Perekop between Crimea and mainland Europe
Iceland - Isthmus between Gilsfjörður and Bitrufjörður, which connects the Westfjords peninsula to the mainland of Iceland
Ireland - Cape Clear Island
- Sutton, Dublin
- Belmullet, Mayo
Mediterranean Sea - Isthmus of Catanzaro, which connects the toe of Italy to the rest of the Italian peninsula
- Isthmus of Corinth, which connects the Peloponnese peninsula to the rest of Greece
- Isthmus of Gibraltar
- Isthmus of Potidea, connecting the Kassandra peninsula with the mainland of Greece
- Isthmus of Ierapetra, which connects the eastern end of Crete to the rest of the island.
Russia - Karelian Isthmus between Lake Ladoga and the Baltic Sea (Gulf of Finland)
- Poyasok Isthmus between Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan
- Olonets Isthmus between Lake Onega and Lake Ladoga
- Onega Isthmus between Lake Onega and the White Sea (Onega Bay)
- Chivyrkuy Isthmus between Chivyrkuy Bay and Barguzin Bay of the Lake Baikal, connecting Svyatoy Nos Peninsula to the mainland
- Bolshoy Volok Isthmus between Malaya Volokovaya Bay and Motovsky Gulf, connecting Sredny Peninsula to the mainland
- Maly Volok Isthmus between Bolshaya Volokovaya Bay and Motovsky Gulf, connecting Rybachy Peninsula to Sredny Peninsula
United Kingdom and British islands - La Coupée isthmus in Sark, Channel Islands
- Forth-Clyde isthmus in Scotland
- The isthmus connecting Langness Peninsula, Isle of Man, to the rest of the island
- Mavis Grind isthmus in Shetland
- The isthmus connecting the Isle of Portland to the mainland
- Rhins of Galloway isthmus in Wigtownshire (where Stranraer is situated), Scotland
- Tarbert is the name of several places at isthmuses in Scotland and Ireland. The translation from Old Irish is isthmus or portage-place ("across carry").
- The isthmus connecting Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in Scotland to the Eye Peninsula
- Hugh Town is located on an isthmus connecting the Hugh to the remainder of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly
- Gugh, linked by a tombolo to St Agnes, both being inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly
Oceania Australia - Eaglehawk Neck near Port Arthur, Tasmania
- The Neck in Bruny Island, Tasmania connecting North and South Bruny
- Maria Island, Tasmania
- Yanakie Isthmus, connects Wilsons Promontory to mainland Victoria
- Barrenjoey Headland, New South Wales.
- Tuross Head, New South Wales on the NSW South Coast.
New Zealand - Auckland isthmus between Northland Peninsula and the rest of New Zealand's North Island[5]
- Rongotai isthmus, location of Wellington International Airport
- "The Flat" of South Dunedin connects the Otago Peninsula to the South Island mainland
- The Neck is an inland isthmus between lakes Wanaka and Hāwea
- The town of Mount Maunganui is situated on a tombolo isthmus connecting the volcanic cone of Mount Maunganui with the North Island mainland
See also References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/297042/isthmus |title=Isthmus|publisher=Britannica.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-22}}
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.mineropar.pr.gov.br/arquivos/File/Paineis_geologicos/IlhadoMel_ingles.pdf | title=Geology of Paraná: Ilha do Mel | publisher=Mineropar: Serviço Geológico de Paraná | accessdate=13 April 2016}}
3. ^Кавказский перешеек // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.
4. ^Корейский перешеек // Большая советская энциклопедия : [в 30 т.] / гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. — 3-е изд. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1969—1978.
5. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/walkingtracks/Pages/coasttocoast.aspx |title=Coast to Coast Walkway |publisher=Auckland Council |accessdate=19 December 2012}}
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