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The Isthmus of Nessebar is a narrow strip of land in Bulgaria that connects the old town of Nessebar to the mainland along the Black Sea coast. The isthmus allows road and pedestrian access to the historic peninsula, which has been settled since antiquity. Nessebar, ancient Mesembria, was a Thracian...

Punta Sal Beach is a Caribbean shoreline on the Punta Sal peninsula in northern Honduras. It lies within Jeannette Kawas National Park, a protected coastal area near the city of Tela that includes beaches, mangroves, wetlands, and forested habitats. The beach is associated with warm water, sandy sho...

Gunnuhver is a highly active and prominent geothermal area located on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland. The site is characterized by boiling mud pools, hissing steam vents, and the pervasive smell of sulfur, driven by the region's active volcanic systems. The ground temperatures are e...

The Sinai Desert is an arid region encompassing the Sinai Peninsula, a triangular landmass in Egypt situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south. It serves as a geographic land bridge connecting the continents of Africa and Asia. The desert landscape features a mi...

Cala Formentor is a pine-fringed inlet on the northern tip of Mallorca, Spain, on the Formentor Peninsula. Its shoreline includes a long sandy beach with pale, fine sand, backed by trees and shaped by the sheltered waters of the bay. The area is also associated with the historic Formentor lighthouse...

The Isthmus of Otago is a narrow strip of land on the South Island of New Zealand that connects the Otago Peninsula to the mainland. This geographic feature plays a crucial role in the topography of the city of Dunedin, as it shields the deepwater Otago Harbour from the Pacific Ocean. The formation...

Palm Beach is a coastal suburb and beach at the northern end of Sydney's Northern Beaches, positioned on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and Pittwater. Its ocean side supports swimming and surfing, while the Pittwater side provides more sheltered conditions for boating. Barrenjoey Head and its...

The Isthmus of Quiberon is a narrow landform in the Morbihan department of Brittany, northwestern France, connecting the Quiberon peninsula to the mainland along the Atlantic coast. The peninsula is known for its rugged Côte Sauvage on its western side and sheltered beaches on its eastern shore. The...

The Isthmus of Liaodong is a narrow strip of land in northeastern China that connects the Liaodong Peninsula to the mainland of Manchuria. It borders the Yellow Sea and serves as a critical geographical corridor in the region. Historically, the isthmus has functioned as a strategic gateway for milit...

Peniscola Castle is a medieval clifftop fortress located in the town of Peniscola, Castellón, Spain. The Knights Templar constructed the castle between 1294 and 1307 on the site of former Moorish foundations, serving as a strategic coastal defense. It later gained historical prominence as the reside...

The Isthmus of Kerch, also known as the Ak-Monay or Parpach Isthmus, is the narrow land connection between the Kerch Peninsula and the rest of Crimea. It lies in eastern Crimea between waters associated with the Sea of Azov to the north and the Black Sea region to the south. Its constrained geograph...

The Isthmus of Araya is a narrow land connection in Sucre state, northeastern Venezuela, linking the Araya Peninsula with the mainland. It lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Cariaco, a long inlet separating the peninsula from the adjacent coast. The surrounding Araya region is also known...

The Isthmus of Hanko is the narrow land connection between Finland's Hanko Peninsula and the mainland. Its strategic position at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland made it important during the Winter War and its aftermath. Under the 1940 Moscow Peace Treaty, Finland leased the Hanko area to the Sov...

Short ferry from Eaglehawk Neck to Nubeena, cutting travel time for visitors to Port Arthur and Tasman National Park.

The Isthmus of Perekop is a narrow strip of land connecting the Crimean Peninsula with the mainland of Ukraine. It lies between the Black Sea and the Syvash lagoon system and forms the principal natural land corridor into Crimea from the north. Because movement through the area can be controlled alo...

The Isthmus of Pallene is the narrow neck of land at the northern end of Greece's Kassandra Peninsula, the westernmost of the three main peninsulas of Chalkidiki. In antiquity the area was known as Pallene, and the Corinthian colony of Potidaea was established at the isthmus around the sixth century...

The Isthmus of Avalon is a narrow land connection in Newfoundland, Canada, joining the Avalon Peninsula to the island’s main body. It separates Placentia Bay on the southwest from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic coastal waters to the northeast. The isthmus is important because it makes the...

Located in Cyprus, the Isthmus of Akrotiri connects the island's southern coast to the Akrotiri Peninsula, housing a major British Sovereign Base Area.

The Isthmus of Kassandra is the narrow land connection between the Kassandra peninsula and the mainland of Chalkidiki in northern Greece. It lies near the ancient city of Potidaea, an important settlement in the region's history. A modern canal crosses the isthmus and links the Thermaic Gulf with th...