This list of isthmuses is an appendix to the article isthmus. The list is sorted by the region of the world in which the isthmus is located. An isthmus ( /ˈɪsθməs/ or /ˈɪsməs/; plural: isthmuses, or occasionally isthmi; from Ancient Greek: ἰσθμός, romanized: isthmos, lit. 'neck') is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water that otherwise separates them. ^[1] A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar.

Africa

Egypt

• Isthmus of Mansheya which developed around the man-made Heptastadion connecting the island of Pharos to mainland Alexandria.

Americas

Argentina

• Istmo Carlos Ameghino, Province of Chubut
• Quetrihué Isthmus of Quetrihué Peninsula in Nahuel Huapi Lake

Brazil

• Isthmus at Nova Brasilia, Mel Island, Paraná ^[2]

British Overseas Territories

• Isthmus of East Falkland

Canada

• Isthmus of Avalon
• Isthmus of Chignecto
• Meadow Portage Isthmus
• Sechelt Isthmus
• Niagara Peninsula

Central America

• Isthmus of Panama
• Isthmus of Rivas, Nicaragua

Chile

• Isthmus of Brunswick Peninsula
• Isthmus of Muñoz Gamero Peninsula
• Ofqui Isthmus, Aisén Region

French Overseas Collectivity

• Isthmus of La Dune

Mexico

• Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico

United States Of America

• Isthmus of Catalina Island
• Madison Isthmus
• Seattle, Washington
• Point Peninsula, New York
• Maui, Hawai'i

Venezuela

• Médanos Isthmus – links mainland Venezuela to Paraguaná

Asia

• The Caucasus region connecting Europe to Asia between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea is sometimes considered an isthmus. ^[3]
• The Isthmus of Kra connecting Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia located in southern Thailand.
• The Sinai Peninsula forms the Isthmus of Suez between the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea and also forms the Asian border area towards Africa.
• The central area of Kushimoto town in the Wakayama prefecture of Japan is located on a narrow isthmus, surrounded on both sides by the Pacific Ocean.
• Metro Manila in the Philippines is situated on an isthmus.
• Tayabas Isthmus separates Bicol Region and Bondoc Peninsula from the rest of Luzon in the Philippines.
• Sorsogon City, Philippines is situated on an isthmus.
• The area around Jimbaran and the Denpasar airport connects the Nusa Dua peninsula with the main part of Bali in Indonesia.
• Isthmus of Korea between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea. ^[4]
• Mount Hakodate is connected to mainland Hakodate by an isthmus. The main part of the present urban area lies on the isthmus. ^[5] The night view of the isthmus from Mount Hakodate is considered one of the best night views of Japan.
• Portas do Cerco, the northernmost part of Península de Macau, where the peninsula is connected to the rest of Hsiangshan Island.

Europe

Black Sea

• Isthmus of Perekop between Crimea and mainland Europe

Estonia

Tallinn Isthmus between the Baltic Sea and Lake Ülemiste

Iceland

• Isthmus between Gilsfjörður and Bitrufjörður, which connects the Westfjords peninsula to the mainland of Iceland

Ireland

• Cape Clear Island
• Sutton, Dublin
• Belmullet, Mayo

Mediterranean Sea

• Isthmus of Catanzaro, which connects the toe of Italy to the rest of the Italian peninsula
• Isthmus of Corinth, which connects the Peloponnese peninsula to the rest of Greece
• Isthmus of Gibraltar
• Isthmus of Potidea, connecting the Kassandra peninsula with the mainland of Greece
• Isthmus of Ierapetra, which connects the eastern end of Crete to the rest of the island.
• Isthmus of Capo Testa, connecting Capo Testa peninsula ( Santa Teresa Gallura), with the mainland of Sardinia

Russia

• Karelian Isthmus between Lake Ladoga and the Baltic Sea ( Gulf of Finland)
• Poyasok Isthmus between Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan
• Olonets Isthmus between Lake Onega and Lake Ladoga
• Onega Peninsula between Lake Onega and the White Sea ( Onega Bay)
• Chivyrkuy Isthmus between Chivyrkuy Bay and Barguzin Bay of the Lake Baikal, connecting Svyatoy Nos Peninsula to the mainland
• Bolshoy Volok Isthmus between Malaya Volokovaya Bay and Motovsky Gulf, connecting Sredny Peninsula to the mainland
• Maly Volok Isthmus between Bolshaya Volokovaya Bay and Motovsky Gulf, connecting Rybachy Peninsula to Sredny Peninsula

United Kingdom and British islands

• the land bridge or isthmus connecting Britain and France in prehistoric times, often referred to in Early Modern literature
• La Coupée isthmus in Sark, Channel Islands
• Forth- Clyde isthmus in Scotland
• The isthmus connecting Langness Peninsula, Isle of Man, to the rest of the island
• Mavis Grind isthmus in Shetland
• The isthmus connecting the Isle of Portland to the mainland
• Rhins of Galloway isthmus in Wigtownshire (where Stranraer is situated), Scotland
• Tarbert is the name of several places at isthmuses in Scotland and Ireland. The translation from Old Irish is isthmus or portage-place ("across carry").
• The isthmus connecting Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in Scotland to the Eye Peninsula
• Hugh Town is located on an isthmus connecting the Hugh to the remainder of St Mary's, the largest of the Isles of Scilly
• Gugh, linked by a tombolo to St Agnes, both being inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly

Oceania

Australia

• Eaglehawk Neck near Port Arthur, Tasmania
• The Neck in Bruny Island, Tasmania connecting North and South Bruny
• Maria Island, Tasmania
• Yanakie Isthmus, connects Wilsons Promontory to mainland Victoria
• Barrenjoey Headland, New South Wales.
• Tuross Head, New South Wales on the NSW South Coast.

New Zealand

• Auckland isthmus between Northland Peninsula and the rest of New Zealand's North Island ^[6]
• Rongotai isthmus, location of Wellington International Airport
• "The Flat" of South Dunedin connects the Otago Peninsula to the South Island mainland
• The Neck is an inland isthmus between lakes Wānaka and Hāwea
• The town of Mount Maunganui is situated on a tombolo isthmus connecting the volcanic cone of Mount Maunganui with the North Island mainland

See also

• List of straits

References