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 edit
Egypt edit
- Isthmus of Mansheya which developed around the man-made Heptastadion connecting the island of Pharos to mainland Alexandria.
Americas edit
Argentina edit
- Istmo Carlos Ameghino, Province of Chubut
- Quetrihué Isthmus of Quetrihué Peninsula in Nahuel Huapi Lake
Brazil edit
- Isthmus at Nova Brasilia, Mel Island, Paraná[2]
British Overseas Territories edit
- Isthmus of East Falkland
Canada edit
- Isthmus of Avalon
- Isthmus of Chignecto
- Meadow Portage Isthmus
- Sechelt Isthmus
- Niagara Peninsula
Central America edit
- Isthmus of Panama
- Isthmus of Rivas, Nicaragua
Chile edit
- Isthmus of Brunswick Peninsula
- Isthmus of Muñoz Gamero Peninsula
- Ofqui Isthmus, Aisén Region
French Overseas Collectivity edit
- Isthmus of La Dune
Mexico edit
United States Of America edit
- Isthmus of Catalina Island
- Madison Isthmus
- Seattle, Washington
- Point Peninsula, New York
- Maui, Hawai'i
Venezuela edit
- Médanos Isthmus – links mainland Venezuela to Paraguaná
Asia edit
- 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 edit
Black Sea edit
- Isthmus of Perekop between Crimea and mainland Europe
Estonia edit
Tallinn Isthmus between the Baltic Sea and Lake Ülemiste
Iceland edit
- Isthmus between Gilsfjörður and Bitrufjörður, which connects the Westfjords peninsula to the mainland of Iceland
Ireland edit
Mediterranean Sea edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Australia edit
- 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 edit
- 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
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.