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What is meant by Isthmus?
Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.
The Panama Canal crosses the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, cutting across the western side of an isthmus formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Strait is the sea counterpart of the isthmus.
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Answer: (a)
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side.
The Panama Canal crosses the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, cutting across the western side of an isthmus formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Strait is the sea counterpart of the isthmus.
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