List of isthmuses

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.

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

Central America

The Isthmus of Panama

Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus of Rivas, Nicaragua

Chile

French Overseas Collectivity

Isthmus of La Dune

Mexico

Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico

United States

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.
Tayabas Isthmus separates Bicol Region and Bondoc Peninsula from the rest of Luzon in the Philippines.
Sorsogon City, 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.
Portas do Cerco, the northernmost part of Península de Macau, where the peninsula is connected to the rest of Hsiangshan Island.

Europe

Black Sea

Isthmus of Perekop between Crimea and mainland Europe

Estonia

Tallinn Isthmus between the Baltic Sea and Lake Ülemiste

Iceland

Isthmus between Gilsfjörður and Bitrufjörður, which connects the Westfjords peninsula to the mainland of Iceland

Ireland

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 Peninsula 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 Wānaka 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

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.

[1] "Isthmus". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.

[2] "Geology of Paraná: Ilha do Mel" (PDF). Mineropar: Serviço Geológico de Paraná. Retrieved 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] "History | About Hakodate". Travel Hakodate. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

[6] "Coast to Coast Walkway". Auckland Council. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

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