id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentences	flesch	summary	cache	txt
en-wikipedia-org-9532		Isthmus - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	993	217	73	The sandy isthmus or tombolo "The Neck" connecting North and South Bruny Island in Tasmania, Australia An isthmus ( /ˈɪsθməs/ or /ˈɪsməs/;[1] plural: isthmuses or isthmi; from Ancient Greek: ἰσθμός, romanized: isthmós, lit. 'neck')[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. 1 Isthmus vs land bridge vs peninsula Isthmus vs land bridge vs peninsula[edit] Isthmus and land bridge are related terms with isthmus having a broader meaning. A land bridge is an isthmus connecting the Earth's major landmasses. Major isthmuses[edit] Aerial perspective of the isthmus of Bruny Island Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isthmi. "Land bridge | isthmus". Integrated coastal zone management Commons category link is on Wikidata	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9532.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9532.txt