Isthmus

For other uses, see Isthmus (disambiguation).
The sandy isthmus or tombolo "The Neck" connects North and South Bruny Island in Tasmania, Australia

An isthmus (/ˈɪsməs, ˈɪsθməs/;[1] pl.: isthmuses or isthmi)[2] is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated.[3] A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus, a narrow stretch of sea between two landmasses that connects two larger bodies of water.

  1. ^ "isthmus". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  2. ^ from Ancient Greek ἰσθμός (isthmós) 'neck' LSJ entry ισθμός
  3. ^ "Isthmus". Britannica. Retrieved September 22, 2013.