as in islands
a narrow geographic area that connects two larger geographic areas across a body of water
the Isthmus of Panama
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Aside from the Great Lakes, lake-effect snow is a common occurance on the eastern shore of the Hudson Bay in Canada, and the west coasts of the Japanese islands Honshu and Hokkaido, according to Michigan Sea Grant.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
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What To Know Russia's Foreign Ministry lodged a strong protest with Japan's embassy on October 31 over security concerns regarding the country's Far Eastern borders, where both nations claim ownership of four islands between the Kamchatka Peninsula and Hokkaido.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Isthmuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmuses. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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