isthmus
Narrow land connector
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses, with water on both sides.
The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America; the Isthmus of Corinth links mainland Greece to the Peloponnese.
In anatomy, isthmus describes any narrow passage connecting two larger parts: the isthmus of the thyroid gland.
Land almost encircled by water
- neckHead-body junction
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- tomboloSand strip linking island
- land bridgeTerrain joining two continents
causeway · strait · channel · headland · promontory · cape · sandbar · lagoon
Terrain joining two continents
- linkPoint of connection
- linkageConnected system of parts
- junctionPoint where things meet
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
conduit · passage · crossing · tie · bond · nexus · interface · gateway
Isthmus nation with waterway
- SuezEgyptian canal city
- CorinthAncient Greek maritime city
- AvalonMystical island of lore
- continental divideDrainage boundary between oceans
chokepoint · gateway · crossing · transit route · shipping lane · trade route · border region
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
land bridge · causeway · strait · channel · headland · promontory · cape · sandbar · lagoon · bay
land bridge
Terrain joining two continents
corridor · conduit · passage · crossing · tie · bond · nexus · interface · gateway · transition zone
Panama
Isthmus nation with waterway
continental divide · chokepoint · gateway · crossing · transit route · shipping lane · trade route · border region
pharynx
Muscular throat cavity
constriction · narrowing · neck · passage · midline
- Earthearth, Earth, globe, continent, axis
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- coastal featuresshore, coast, beach, bay, cliff
- coastal geographyarchipelago, atoll, islet, cay, skerry
- land formsterrain, continent, island, coastline, peninsula
- Isthmus of PanamaNarrow continental connection point