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=== island === | === island === | ||
=== isthmus === | === isthmus === | ||
[[File:The Neck Bruny Island.jpg|thumb|The sandy isthmus or tombolo "The Neck" connecting North and South Bruny Island in Tasmania, Australia]] | |||
* land-form that has large water bodies on opposite sides | |||
* and connects two larger land forms | |||
* also called a "land bridge" | |||
** plural form = "isthmuses" | |||
* examples: | |||
** Karelian Isthmus << connects Russia to Finland | |||
** Kra Isthmus << connects southeast Asia to the Malay peninsula | |||
** Panama << connects North and South Americas | |||
** Sinai << connects northeast Africa to southwest Asia | |||
* canals are usually built across isthmuses | |||
** Panama Canal | |||
** Corinth Canal | |||
** Suez Canal | |||
=== land-bridge === | === land-bridge === | ||
=== mountain === | === mountain === | ||