Isthmus of Corinth

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isthmus landform

The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge in Greece that links the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland and separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Isthmus of Corinth canonical	25
Corinthian Isthmus	1
Isthmus	1
Isthmus of Corinth (via canal nearby waters)	1
Isthmus of Corinth area	1
Isthmus of Corinth land bridge	1
Isthmus of Corinth vicinity	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	isthmus ⓘ landform ⓘ
ancientName	Isthmus of Corinth self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Isthmus
ancientPortageRoad	Diolkos ⓘ
approximateWidth	about 6 kilometers at narrowest point ⓘ
belongsTo	Periphery of Attica (adjacent region) ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ surface form: Periphery of Peloponnese
canalCompletedIn	1893 ⓘ
connects	Greek mainland ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
crossedBy	highway connecting Athens and Patras via Corinth ⓘ railway connecting Athens and Peloponnese ⓘ
culturalSignificance	site of ancient Isthmian Games vicinity ⓘ
geologicalType	narrow land bridge ⓘ
hasCanal	Corinth Canal ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	maritime trade route via Corinth Canal ⓘ
hasElevation	low-lying coastal terrain ⓘ
hasEngineeringProject	Corinth Canal ⓘ surface form: Corinth Canal excavation
hasHistoricalUse	trade and military transit corridor ⓘ
hasInfrastructure	Corinth Canal ⓘ
hasStrategicRole	military control point in antiquity ⓘ
hasStructure	Diolkos ⓘ
hasTourismAttraction	Corinth Canal viewpoints ⓘ Diolkos ⓘ surface form: remains of Diolkos
hasTransportationRoute	railway line between Athens and Peloponnese ⓘ road network between Athens and Peloponnese ⓘ
historicalRegion	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
knownFor	shortest land connection between Aegean and Ionian maritime routes ⓘ
locatedIn	Corinthia ⓘ
locatedNear	Corinth ⓘ surface form: City of Corinth
locatedOnContinent	Europe ⓘ
nearCity	Corinth ⓘ Loutraki ⓘ
nearSanctuary	Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia ⓘ surface form: Sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmia
nearSea	Aegean Sea ⓘ Ionian Sea ⓘ
partOf	Greek peninsula system ⓘ
region	central Greece ⓘ surface form: Central Greece
separates	Gulf of Corinth ⓘ Saronic Gulf ⓘ
separatesRegion	central Greece ⓘ surface form: Central Greece from Peloponnese
strategicImportance	controls land access to Peloponnese ⓘ
usedFor	overland portage of ships in antiquity ⓘ
waterBodyOnEast	Saronic Gulf ⓘ
waterBodyOnWest	Gulf of Corinth ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

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

Peloponnese → connectedBy → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Isthmian Games → location → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Corinthia → hasPart → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Corinthia → crossedBy → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmus of Corinth land bridge

Corinthia → locatedOn → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Saronic Gulf → connectedTo → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmus of Corinth (via canal nearby waters)

Corinth → locatedOn → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Corinthian War → mainTheater → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

this entity surface form: Corinthian Isthmus

Megara → locatedNear → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Southern Greece → contains → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Corinth Canal → locatedIn → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Isthmus of Corinth → ancientName → Isthmus of Corinth self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmus

Polybus → associatedWithPlace → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Hyllus → battleLocation → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia → locatedOn → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Isthmia → locatedIn → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Sinis → activityLocation → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Sciron → realm → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

King of Corinth → associatedWith → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Corinthia regional unit → locatedOn → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Corinthia regional unit → contains → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Attica peninsula → separatedFromBy → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Heraion of Perachora → locatedNear → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Temple of Apollo at Corinth → near → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Megaris → strategicLocation → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmus of Corinth vicinity

Megaris → adjacentTo → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Nisaea → region → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isthmus of Corinth area

Ancient Megara → locatedNear → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Greek mainland → connectedBy → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Diolkos → locatedIn → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ

Lechaeum → near → Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ