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The Isthmus of Panama. The Isthmus of Panama (Spanish: Istmo de Panamá) [1] is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal. Like many isthmuses, it is a location of great geopolitical and strategic importance.
The Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduces the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage, the Strait of Magellan or the Beagle Channel. Its construction was one of the largest and most difficult ...
The Darién Gap at the Colombia–Panama border Map of the Darién Gap and the break in the Pan-American Highway between Yaviza, Panama, and Turbo, Colombia. The Darién Gap (UK: / ˈ d ɛər i ə n, ˈ d ær-/, [1] [2] US: / ˌ d ɛər i ˈ ɛ n, ˌ d ɑːr-, d ɑːr ˈ j ɛ n /, [1] [3] [4] Spanish: Tapón del Darién [taˈpon del daˈɾjen ...
Sele Strait (a.k.a. Galowa Strait, Revenges Strait) – between Salawati and New Guinea; Serpent's Mouth (Boca de la Serpiente) – between Trinidad and Venezuela; Shelikof Strait – between the Alaska mainland to the west and Kodiak and Afognak islands to the east, in the USA; Sibutu Passage – between Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago
A map of Panama. Panama is a country located in Caribbean, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. Panama is located on the narrow and low Isthmus of Panama. This S-shaped isthmus is situated between 7° and 10° north latitude and 77° and 83° west longitude.
Panama – sovereign country located on the Isthmus of Panama in Central America. [1] Some geographers categorize Panama as a transcontinental nation connecting the northern and southern portions of the Americas. Panama borders Costa Rica to the north-west, Colombia to the south-east, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the North Pacific Ocean ...
A map of Panama La Palma, Darién. Panama is located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. It mostly lies between latitudes 7° and 10°N, and longitudes 77° and 83°W (a small area lies west of 83°). Its location on the Isthmus of Panama is strategic. By 2000, Panama ...
The Isthmus of Panama is a land bridge whose appearance 3 million years ago enabled the Great American ... Map of Sahul and ... Torres Strait land bridge, ...