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connects North and South America.]] An isthmus (, , Katharevousa and , plural '''''isthmuses''''' or '''''isthmi''''') is a narrow strip of land that is bordered on two sides by water and connects two larger land masses. It is the inverse of a Strait (which lies between two land masses and connects two larger bodies of water). Isthmi are naturally good places to build Canal s. The Panama Canal , which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean s, drastically reduces the naval travel time between the east and west coasts of the Americas. The Suez Canal is another example – it allows Ship Transport ation between Europe and Asia without the circumnavigation of Africa. LIST OF ISTHMI
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Although widely called a peninsula, the Niagara Region in Southern Ontario and Western New York is sometimes referred to as an isthmus. SEE ALSO |
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