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Shaded-relief map showing the Panama Canal with the Pacific Ocean in the foreground and the Caribbean Sea in the distance. Source: NASA.

Isthmus

March 26, 2021January 30, 2016 by Caitlin Dempsey

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses which is bounded by water on two sides.

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