Isthmus of Suez

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• Isthmus von Suez — Isthmus von Suez, s. Suez …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Isthmus of Suez — noun the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑isthmus …   Useful english dictionary

• Isthmus of Suez — narrow strip of land which connects the continents of Africa and Asia …   English contemporary dictionary

• Suez Canal — Suez Canal, as seen from Earth orbit Original owner Suez Canal Company (Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez) Construction began …   Wikipedia

• Isthmus — Isth mus (?; 277), n.; pl. {Isthmuses}. [L. isthmus, Gr. isqmo s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of ie nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See {Issue}.] (Geog.) A neck… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Isthmus of the fauces — Isthmus Isth mus (?; 277), n.; pl. {Isthmuses}. [L. isthmus, Gr. isqmo s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of ie nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See {Issue}.] (Geog.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Isthmus [1] — Isthmus (v. gr.), 1) Erdzunge, Erdenge, Landenge; 2) bes. die den Peloponnes mit Hellas verbindende Erdenge. Durchschnitt 1 geogr. Meile, die engste Stelle wurde durch die an der Ostküste liegende Bucht Schönus gebildet. Vergebens waren die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Suez Canal — ship canal across the Isthmus of Suez, joining the Mediterranean & the Gulf of Suez: c. 107 mi (172 km) long …   English World dictionary

• Suez Canal — a canal in NE Egypt, cutting across the Isthmus of Suez and connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. 107 mi. (172 km) long. * * * Ship canal, Isthmus of Suez, Egypt. Connecting the Red Sea with the eastern Mediterranean Sea, it extends 100… …   Universalium

• Isthmus — An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. Many canals are built on isthmi where it is particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation. Of note is the Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic… …   Wikipedia

• Suez Canal —    A 100 mile long sea level canal in Egypt, across the isthmus of Suez between Port Said on the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Suez at the north end of the Red Sea, opened in 1869. It was built by a French consortium led by Ferdinand de Lesseps,… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914