| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519) |
Balboa
,
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
|
| zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal |
Canal Zone
,
Panama Canal Zone
|
| isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia |
Central America
|
| ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad |
Isthmian Games
|
| narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that navigation is possible between the gulfs |
Isthmus of Corinth
|
| isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien |
Isthmus of Darien
,
Isthmus of Panama
|
| narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland |
Isthmus of Kra
|
| isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia |
Isthmus of Suez
|
| narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
|
| isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia |
Karelian Isthmus
|
| country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula |
Kingdom of Thailand
,
Siam
,
Thailand
|
| continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama |
North America
|
| ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914) |
Panama Canal
|
| republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 |
Panama
,
Republic of Panama
|
| continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama |
South America
|
