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 (/ˈɪsθməs/ or /ˈɪsməs/; plural: isthmuses, or occasionally isthmi; from Ancient Greek: ἰσθμός, romanized: isthmos, lit. '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.
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1Africa
1.1Egypt
2Americas
2.1Argentina
2.2Brazil
2.3British Overseas Territories
2.4Canada
2.5Central America
2.6Chile
2.7French Overseas Collectivity
2.8Mexico
2.9United States
2.10Venezuela
3Asia
4Europe
4.1Black Sea
4.2Iceland
4.3Ireland
4.4Mediterranean Sea
4.5Russia
4.6United Kingdom and British islands
5Oceania
5.1Australia
5.2New Zealand
6See also
7References
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
Isthmus of East Falkland
Canada
Isthmus of Avalon
Isthmus of Chignecto
Sechelt Isthmus
Central America
The Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus of Rivas, Nicaragua
Chile
Isthmus of Brunswick Peninsula
Isthmus of Muñoz Gamero Peninsula
Ofqui Isthmus, Aisén Region
French Overseas Collectivity
Isthmus of La Dune
Mexico
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico
United States
Isthmus of Catalina Island
Madison Isthmus
Seattle, Washington
Point Peninsula, New York
Venezuela
Médanos Isthmus – links mainland Venezuela to Paraguaná
Asia
Metro Manila
The Suez Canal goes across the western side of the Sinai Peninsula
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]
Mount Hakodate is connected to mainland Hakodate by an isthmus. The main part of the present urban area lies on the isthmus[5].The night view of the isthmus from Mount Hakodate is considered one of the best night views of Japan.
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.
Isthmus of Capo Testa, connecting Capo Testa peninsula (Santa Teresa Gallura), with the mainland of Sardinia
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
the land bridge or isthmus connecting Britain and France in prehistoric times, often referred to in Early Modern literature
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
Otago Peninsula is joined to the New Zealand South Island mainland by an isthmus at South Dunedin.
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[6]
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
List of straits
References
^"Isthmus". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
^"Geology of Paraná: Ilha do Mel" (PDF). Mineropar: Serviço Geológico de Paraná. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^Кавказский перешеек // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.
^Корейский перешеек // Большая советская энциклопедия : [в 30 т.] / гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. — 3-е изд. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1969—1978.
^"History | About Hakodate". Travel Hakodate. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
^"Coast to Coast Walkway". Auckland Council. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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