Coastal and Oceanic Landform (29.Isthmus)

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The Isthmus of Panama

• An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.

• A tombolo is an isthmus where the strip of land consists of a spit or bar.

• Canals are  built across isthmuses.

• It is short cut for marine transport.

• The Panama Canal crosses the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.

• Cutting across the western side of an isthmus formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

The coast of the Avalon Peninsula

          examples

• Istmo Carlos Ameghino, Province of Chubut
• Quetrihué Isthmus of Quetrihué Peninsula in Nahuel Huapi Lake
•  Isthmus of East Falkland
• Isthmus of Avalon
• Isthmus of Chignecto
• Sechelt Isthmus

• Isthmus of Panama
• Isthmus of Rivas, Nicaragua
• Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico
• Isthmus of Catalina Island

• Isthmus of Catanzaro, the narrowest part of Italy
• Isthmus of Gibraltar

The Suez Canal goes across the western side of the Sinai Peninsula