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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islands
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Here are some of the most underrated islands in Italy.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026 -
For example, small islands are far more abundant than large ones—a pattern of complexity that makes the distribution of sizes for Earth’s islands fractal, too.—
Alex Music,
Scientific American,
16 May 2026
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“Isthmuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmuses. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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