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Isthmus of Panama |
An isthmus
is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land.
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An isthmus is the opposite of a strait - a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. |
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Isthmus of Panama |
An isthmus is usually a good place to build a canal to connect the two bodies of water on either side of the landmass. The Panama Canal was built across the Isthmus of Panama. It opened a waterway for large ships to pass between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. |
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Isthmus of Suez |
The Suez canal makes a waterway between the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea. This opens up a water passage from Europe to Asia. The isthmus connects northern Africa (at Egypt) to Asia's Sinai Peninsula (which is also in Egypt. |
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Related Terms coast - an isthmus has a coast on two sides canal - sometimes a canal is built across an isthmus to connect the two bodies of water channel - similar to a canal |
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