Isthmus of Panama

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geographical feature isthmus landform

The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land in Central America that links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Isthmus of Darién 1
Istmo de Panamá 1
Panama Isthmus 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
isthmus ⓘ
landform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
surface form: Istmo de Panamá
borderedBy Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
connectsOceanBasins Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
continentConnector North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
country Panama ⓘ
crossedBy Trans-Panama Highway ⓘ
formationCompletedApproximately 3 million years ago ⓘ
formedDuring Pliocene epoch ⓘ
geologicalType volcanic arc origin ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Cerro Jefe ⓘ
hasLengthApproximately 400 miles ⓘ
640 kilometers ⓘ
hasMajorCity Colón ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ
hasMinimumWidthApproximately 31 miles ⓘ
50 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Panama ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central America ⓘ
locatedOnTectonicPlate Caribbean Plate ⓘ
Nazca Plate (adjacent) ⓘ
partOf Panama ⓘ
separates Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
significance altered global ocean circulation ⓘ
enabled Great American Biotic Interchange ⓘ
influenced global climate ⓘ
traversedBy Panama Canal ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isthmus of Panama → alsoKnownAs → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Istmo de Panamá
Colombian Basin → boundedBy → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama-Colombia margin
North America → connectedBy → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
South America → connectedByIsthmus → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
America → contains → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Americas → containsSubregion → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Gatun Lake → crosses → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Panama Canal → crosses → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
subject surface form: Great American Biotic Interchange
this entity surface form: Panamanian land bridge
coat of arms of Colombia → isthmusRepresents → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Cerro Jefe → locatedIn → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama Isthmus
Darién Gap → locatedIn → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isthmus of Darién
Gatun Lake → locatedIn → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Portobelo → locatedIn → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Panama → locatedOn → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Panama Canal Zone (historical) → locatedOn → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
subject surface form: Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal railway system → locatedOn → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Veraguas Province → locatedOn → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Cordillera de San Blas → partOf → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
Serranía de Majé region → partOf → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
subject surface form: Great American Biotic Interchange
California Gold Rush → transportRoute → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama Isthmus route
Trans-Panama Highway → traverses → Isthmus of Panama ⓘ