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  2. List of isthmuses - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Isthmus - Wikipedia

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    The sandy isthmus or tombolo "The Neck" connects North and South Bruny Island in Tasmania, Australia. An isthmus (/ ˈ ɪ s m ə s, ˈ ɪ s θ m ə s /; [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]

  4. Category:Isthmuses of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Madison Isthmus; Madison, Wisconsin; S. Seattle This page was last edited on 31 December 2016, at 04:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  5. Isthmus of Corinth - Wikipedia

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    Sailing through the isthmus of Corinth, using the Corinth Canal The submersible bridge at the Aegean side of canal. The Isthmus of Corinth (Greek: Ισθμός της Κορίνθου) is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. The Isthmus was known in ...

  6. Isthmus of Panama - Wikipedia

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    The Isthmus of Panama. The Isthmus of Panama (Spanish: Istmo de Panamá) [1] is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal. Like many isthmuses, it is a location of great geopolitical and strategic importance.

  7. Madison, Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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    The heart of the city is located on an isthmus, and its city limits surround five lakes: Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Wingra, Lake Kegonsa and Lake Waubesa. Madison was founded in 1836 [6] and is named after American Founding Father and President James Madison.

  8. Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is ...

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    He has served as the chief of police in Wisconsin’s capital city since 2021. He also was a finalist to become chief of police in Chicago in 2023 and San Jose, California, in October.

  9. Isthmia (sanctuary) - Wikipedia

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    Isthmia is located on the key land route connecting Athens and central Greece with Corinth and the Peloponnese.Its location on the Isthmus, between the major Corinthian ports of Lechaeum on the Gulf of Corinth and Cenchreae on the Saronic Gulf, made Isthmia a natural site for the worship of Poseidon, god of the sea and also of mariners.