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isthmuses

noun

plural of isthmus

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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For the unfamiliar, Cape Verde, or Cabo Verde as it is known to locals, is a cluster of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean, about 350 miles off the coast of West Africa.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 15 July 2026
From television to literature, there is a history of some truly great and groundbreaking science fiction coming from this loose collection of islands.

— William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026

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