isthmian
Between two landmasses
Isthmian means relating to or situated on an isthmus—a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses.
The word appears most often in reference to the Isthmus of Panama: the Isthmian Canal (an older name for the Panama Canal), Isthmian affairs.
In classical contexts, it refers to the Isthmus of Corinth in ancient Greece: the Isthmian Games were athletic competitions held there.
Land almost encircled by water
- landformNatural terrain feature
- neckHead-body junction
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- straitConstricted marine passage
channel · chokepoint · coastline · cape · inlet · gulf · bay · harbor
Security fastening devices
- transitMovement between places
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- trade routePath for commerce
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
waterway · tolls · maritime · cargo ships · vessels · navigation · chokepoint · global commerce
Former land connecting continents
- continentalOf a continent
- migrationMovement to new territory
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- glacialOf frozen rivers
prehistoric · megafauna · dispersal · biogeography · natural history · paleontology · ice age · plate tectonics
Organized competitive activities
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- pentathlonFive-event athletic competition
- discusHeavy disc for throwing
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
stadium · Olympics · athletes · track · field · marathon · sprint · jump
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
strait · channel · chokepoint · coastline · cape · inlet · gulf · bay · harbor · passage
locks
Security fastening devices
- transitMovement between places
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- trade routePath for commerce
crossing · waterway · tolls · maritime · cargo ships · vessels · navigation · chokepoint · global commerce · engineering marvel
Beringia
Former land connecting continents
- continentalOf a continent
- migrationMovement to new territory
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
glacial · prehistoric · megafauna · dispersal · biogeography · natural history · paleontology · ice age · plate tectonics · Panamanian
games
Organized competitive activities
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- pentathlonFive-event athletic competition
- discusHeavy disc for throwing
wrestling · stadium · Olympics · athletes · track · field · marathon · sprint · jump · throw
constricted
Made narrower by pressure
confined · pinched · tapered · compressed · squeezed · contracted · narrowed · choked · funneled · bottleneck
isthmianpeninsular
Extending into water
insular · island · continental · isolated
- Isthmian GamesCorinthian athletic festival for Poseidon