An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses across an expanse of water that would otherwise separate them. A tombolo is a particular kind of isthmus formed from a spit or bar, while a strait is considered the sea's counterpart to an isthmus, a narrow stretch of water connecting two larger bodies of water rather than two bodies of land.
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An isthmus ( ISS-məs, ISTH-məs; pl.: isthmuses or isthmi -my; from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός isthmós 'neck') is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated
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