What are Isthmus and Strait?

Answer: A thin stretch of land known as an isthmus joins two more enormous land masses or divides two bodies of water. Isthmus has long served as a critical strategic landmark. They are ideal locations for ports and canals that connect land-based and maritime trade networks. Isthmuses serve as important military outposts and hubs for communication and cultural exchange.

A strait is a relatively small body of water that separates two bigger ones. It might be caused by a break in an isthmus, a slender land bridge connecting two bodies of water. Such straits may result from tectonic movements. The Strait of Gibraltar, the only passageway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, is one strait that was created as a result of tectonic activity. The straits were typically called canals when human activity causes cracks on an isthmus. Suez Canal, for instance.