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Geographically, Jan Mayen consists of two distinct regions: the larger Nord-Jan in the northeast and the smaller Sør-Jan in the southwest, connected by a narrow isthmus approximately 2.5 kilometers wide.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
This waterway, which slices 50 miles across the isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is an artery of world trade and a key source of Panamanian pride.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
The waterway was cleaved across the most narrow section of the Panamanian isthmus in the late 1800s and early 1900s, by French and then U.S. engineers.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
For generations, outsiders had considered the narrow isthmus to be the perfect spot for a trans-oceanic canal that would shorten the sea voyage by thousands of miles.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
This waterway, which slices 50 miles across the isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is an artery of world trade and a key source of Panamanian pride.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
The waterway was cleaved across the most narrow section of the Panamanian isthmus in the late 1800s and early 1900s, by French and then U.S. engineers.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
For generations, outsiders had considered the narrow isthmus to be the perfect spot for a trans-oceanic canal that would shorten the sea voyage by thousands of miles.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Isthmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmus. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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