Fun Fact Quiz 4

Land Ho! But not much of it ...

From the Greek word “Isthmos” ... an ISTHMUS is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses or bodies of water. Examples are:

• The Isthmus of Panama – the narrow strip of land that connects North and South America.
• The Isthmus of Corinth – the narrow strip of land that connects mainland Greece with the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
• The Isthmus of Tehuantepec – the most narrow part of southern Mexico between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.

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