Showing posts with label geography. Show all posts
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October 01, 2014
Glacial moraines
Isthmus
Isthmus:
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.
ISTHMUS IN ASIA:
- The Isthmus of Kra connecting Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia.
- 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.
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