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Isthmus
An isthmus (/ˈɪsməs, ˈɪsθməs/;[1] pl.: isthmuses or isthmi)[2] is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated.[3] A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus, a narrow stretch of sea between two landmasses that connects two larger bodies of water.
- ^ "isthmus". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός (isthmós) 'neck' LSJ entry ισθμός
- ^ "Isthmus". Britannica. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
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