| 单词 | isthmus |
| 例句 | However, they are fragmented by geography and by ecology: the Isthmus of Panama, only 40 miles wide, virtually transects the Americas geographically, as do the isthmus’s Darien rain forests and the northern Mexican desert ecologically. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Brannon asked, as a smile began to build on the spartan isthmus around his mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Downcountry a storm had passed over the isthmus and leveled the dead black trees from east to west like weeds in the floor of a stream. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The latter desert separated advanced human societies of Mesoamerica from those of North America, while the isthmus separated advanced societies of Mesoamerica from those of the Andes and Amazonia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The isthmus is a medley of mountains, beaches, wet tropical forests, and dry savannas, and is the most ecologically diverse area in Mesoamerica. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Some of it describes the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa’s crossing the isthmus of Panama in 1513. | Pop: The Musical Trail of an Explorer 2014-01-31T18:34:28Z But then, as we pushed out onto the isthmus, the hills reasserted themselves above the scattered villages, and politics slackened its grip on Sedat’s narrative. Ruins, casinos and abandoned construction mark Cyprus 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Continue on to the south to find an island isthmus and a multitude of deep inlets known as zawns or geos. The best secret beaches, pubs and places to stay in the UK 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z The old city is connected to the main town by a thin, man-made isthmus. By Bulgaria’s Beautiful Black Sea 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The isthmus is where the old America died, and a great empire was born. King of the banana republic 2012-06-03T21:00:00Z The Romans occupied the island in 238 B.C., and constructed temples, viaducts and an artificial isthmus linking Sant’Antioco — then called Sulci — to the mainland. Explorer: The Island of Sant?Antioco, off Sardinia, Italy 2010-03-26T07:58:00Z Armenia and Georgia sit next to each other on a wide isthmus between the Caspian and Black seas. 10 Grapes Worth Knowing Better 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “He’s Stuck in the Chimney Again” is about an overweight Kriss Kringle, “Blue Black Friday” complains about “family drama, nothing new” and she insists “Nothing Rhymes with Christmas” but finds one word at least — isthmus. Get in the holiday mood with Ne-Yo, Lea Michele and Chicago 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Why is the isthmus of Suez like the first u in "cucumber?" 30 delightful puns from the Victorian Era 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Across the isthmus, on Panama’s Caribbean coast, the Bocas del Toro archipelago has become a popular stop on the backpacker circuit, with snorkeling and zip lining by day and raucous night life after dark. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z Garcia Marquez was raised for 10 years by his grandmother and his grandfather, a retired colonel who fought in the devastating 1,000-Day War that hastened Colombia's loss of the Panamanian isthmus. Garcia Marquez, Nobel laureate, dies at 87 2014-04-17T20:36:08Z And with sea levels rising, the islanders face another challenge: protecting Salt Whistle Bay’s pristine beach from erosion as the strong surf on the other side of a narrow isthmus threatens to break through. You’re Going to Need a Smaller Boat: Island Hopping in the Grenadines 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z It is known as the 'gap' on Panama's Darien isthmus because it is the only missing section, running about 60 miles, on the Pan-American highway that stretches from Alaska to Argentina. Insight: For migrants, the Darién Gap is hell; for adventure tourists, it's a magnet 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z The Crimean Peninsula extends south from Ukraine’s mainland, with road connections on two isthmuses, one of which is less than 1 mile wide, and by a bridge from a narrow spit. Bridge to Crimea is crucial to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine and to asserting Moscow’s control 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Savage worries about the fate of the isthmus that connects Nova Scotia to New Brunswick, and the power systems that now peak in the hot summer instead of the frigid winter. Canada Offers Lesson in the Economic Toll of Climate Change 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The Chonhar bridge hit overnight is one of just a handful of access roads to Crimea, which is linked to the Ukrainian mainland by a narrow isthmus. Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to mainland 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Auckland is built on an isthmus between the Waitemata Harbor on the Pacific Ocean and Manukau Harbor on the Tasman Sea. A look at the 9 cities hosting games for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “We need different strategies in how we get people to work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday than on Fridays,” said Kirk Hovenkotter, executive director of Commute Seattle, which promotes nondriving options on Seattle’s tight isthmus. Your old workweek is extinct, Commute Seattle data shows 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z This month, an isthmus linking the shores of Lake Garda to a small island has re-emerged, delighting visitors who were able to, in effect, walk part-way across the middle of the lake. Prolonged low tides see smaller canals dry up in Venice 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z López Obrador’s largest effort in that regard is an envisioned shipping corridor connecting ports on the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico that crosses Mexico’s narrow isthmus. Mexico and Canada leaders talk investment, energy dispute 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z It includes a particularly brutal stretch of jungle isthmus into Panama known as the Darien Gap, devoid of any roads and plagued by armed marauders and deadly natural perils. Border pressures migrate north as Venezuelans head to Denver 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z On a recent morning, workers were laying fresh tracks on the train route that will cross the isthmus, carrying cargo from the Pacific to the Gulf. Why is AMLO one of the world's most popular politicians? We took a road trip through Mexico to find out 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Sonora - and sailed to Panama, where they crossed the isthmus by train before boarding the doomed ship. Pricey pants from 1857 go for $114k, raise Levi’s questions 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Sonora — and sailed to Panama, where they crossed the isthmus by train before boarding the doomed ship. Pricey pants from 1857 go for $114k, raise Levi’s questions 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Ceuta, perched on an isthmus with a promontory historically considered the lesser of the Pillars of Hercules of antiquity, has been a Spanish possession since 1580. Spain or Morocco? World Cup passions blur in Spanish exclave 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Central America in Panama after traveling from San Francisco on another ship and taking the train across the isthmus. Gold Rush treasures from 1857 shipwreck up for Reno auction 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Officials are planning several industrial parks along the route in hopes of making the isthmus an alternative to the Panama Canal. Why is AMLO one of the world's most popular politicians? We took a road trip through Mexico to find out 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Pedro Sánchez, a bricklayer who came with his wife from the Tehuantepec isthmus in southern Mexico, said his municipality organized everything. Mexico’s López Obrador leads massive pro-government march 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Shortly after returning to Mexico from Europe, Rivera took a trip to the isthmus of Tehuantepec, where the dress and artistic traditions of the region’s Zapotec culture influenced him profoundly. Two exhibits show how Diego Rivera and others constructed Latin American identity 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The peninsula was connected by an isthmus only to Ukrainian-controlled territory, meaning cargo and people could arrive only by boat or plane. Putin’s bridge of dreams explodes in flames 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Notably, the exodus from Cuba accelerated after its ally Nicaragua ended its visa requirement for Cubans, making it far easier for the latter to reach the Central American isthmus — and continue on to the border. Opinion | Migration’s ‘root cause’ is Latin American socialist dictatorship 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z “This is going to benefit the whole isthmus,” she said. Why is AMLO one of the world's most popular politicians? We took a road trip through Mexico to find out 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z It is a butterfly-shaped gland with two lobes that are connected by the isthmus. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The most strategic point for the construction was across the fifty-mile isthmus of Panama, which, at the turn of the century, was part of the nation of Colombia. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The medial region, called the isthmus, is flanked by wing-shaped left and right lobes. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The road would traverse a narrow isthmus densely dotted with shallow fresh water ponds that separates lagoons holding the world’s largest eel grass beds vital to emperor geese, brant and eiders. Environment: Alaskan wilderness 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z An isthmus juts out into the water, dotted with prime campsites. Snow, Source and Annette lakes are closed this summer. Here are 6 other worthwhile hikes to lakes 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The thyroid gland is located in the neck and is composed of two lobes connected by the isthmus. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Because the storm’s current path would carry it over the narrow waist of Mexico’s isthmus, the center said there was a chance the storm’s remnants could reemerge over the Gulf of Mexico. 1st of 2022, Hurricane Agatha forms in Pacific off Mexico 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z The isthmus is the narrow medial end of each uterine tube that is connected to the uterus. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From this vantage on the isthmus, “they say you can see both the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean on a clear day,” Gueorguiev narrates. Opinion | A man, his bicycle and an incredible gift to the world 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z The trip took them across 11 countries and the treacherous jungle of the Darien Gap - one of Latin America's last wildernesses - on the isthmus of Panama, the gateway to Central America. After long trek to U.S., Haitian woman fears husband deported 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z If Evia were “connected” to the mainland, it would be a peninsula, and the land bridge would be an isthmus. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A haunting photograph from Afghanistan that spoke volumes 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Every year, thousands of migrants pass through the small town, looking to catch a boat across the Gulf of Uraba toward the jungles of the Darien Gap on the isthmus of Panama. U.S.-bound migrants fill Colombia town as COVID-19 border closures lifted 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The isthmus belonged to Colombia, in South America. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She says other events around that time could have had more impact on the global climate, such as the closing of the isthmus of Panama, which profoundly changed ocean circulation. Exploding stars may have assaulted ancient Earth 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z It will be situated in a pocket of Lithuanian territory almost completely surrounded by Belarus, connected to the rest of the country by a 2.5km wide isthmus. Amid Belarus migrant row, Lithuania to open new camp for 500 people 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Sandbars emerge and disappear, little transitory isthmuses to walk along. This hidden beach links Golden Gardens and Carkeek Park, only emerges at low tide and makes for a special, quiet walk 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z As in 2019, Mexico relies heavily on checkpoints on highways transiting its narrow southern isthmus to prevent migrants heading north. Thousands cross Mexico’s southern border despite new efforts 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In 1904, the United States and Panama proclaimed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to undertake efforts to build a ship canal across the Panama isthmus. Today in History 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Heavy rains were expected in Belize, as well as in northern Honduras and throughout Guatemala as the storm crosses the isthmus Thursday. Tropical Storm Nana headed for Belize 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The hotel closed on 22 May along with a sister property, the Tarbet Hotel, just a mile and a half away across the isthmus separating Loch Long and Loch Lomond. 'Our village won't survive without tourists' 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z In early days during spring runoff, water covered its isthmus, and the peninsula became an island. The future of a pristine peninsula (now Seward Park) through the eyes of the city 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Other demonstrators voiced opposition to a rail line that would traverse Mexico’s isthmus connecting the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico and a huge new oil refinery and a gas-fired power plant. Mexicans march to protest major infrastructure projects 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z On the sixth floor, a docent points us up a tight, winding staircase that leads to the outdoor observation deck, where we take in views all across the isthmus. You’re going where? Madison, Wis. 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The Oaxaca state civil defense agency said via Twitter that there was damage in the isthmus region, which is the eastern side of the state, but it did not offer specifics. 5.3 earthquake shakes southern Mexico, causes some damage 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “He’s Stuck in the Chimney Again” is about an overweight Kriss Kringle, “Blue Black Friday” complains about “family drama, nothing new” and she insists “Nothing Rhymes with Christmas” but finds one word at least - isthmus. Get in the holiday mood with Ne-Yo, Lea Michele and Chicago 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z This summer, the Department of Homeland Security tried to negotiate a deal with Panama—which officials describe as the “chokepoint of the isthmus”—but the government balked. Does Asylum Have a Future at the Southern U.S. Border? 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Panama, the narrow isthmus linking the North and South American landmasses, is the hemisphere’s natural transit point — both for cargo ships using its interoceanic canal and for U.S.-bound migrants coming from South America. U.S. seeks deal to send asylum seekers from Africa and Asia to Panama - The Washington Post 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z “Until a few decades ago, many of these large mammal species still occurred continuously throughout the isthmus”, she says. Panama Risks Becoming A Broken Link in an Intercontinental Wildlife Route 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z They recently became the first new animal species in a thousand years known to cross the isthmus into Panama, where camera traps spotted them heading toward South America. The relentless slaughter of wolves paved the way for a predator that refuses to die 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Pijijiapan is not far from the isthmus' narrowest point, in neighboring Oaxaca state. Migrants fearful after hundreds arrested in Mexico raid 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Spanish authorities insist that there are no plans to close the border along the narrow isthmus connecting Spain’s mainland with the Rock. Theresa May Brexit plan vote failure would hurt Gibraltar 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Emergency officials are bracing for more flooding on Madison’s isthmus this weekend with more rain in the forecast. Flooding causes $100 million damage in Dane County 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The two regions reside on opposing sides of the isthmus. Panama Risks Becoming A Broken Link in an Intercontinental Wildlife Route 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z The house and garden sit among 5 acres of mostly wooded, remote land on Maury Island, which is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus. A Maury Island home undergoes a major redesign, resulting in garden bliss 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But we had word that a wooden skiff crammed with 36 Rohingya was chugging its way past the camber of Myanmar, along the isthmus of Thailand, to Malaysia. On the High Seas, a Fruitless Wait for an Unwanted Minority 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z On the road back we drop into Mezhdurechensk, a roadside town on an isthmus between the Volga and Usa rivers that hosts a well-known fish market, where women hawk dried perch, grayling, bream and burbot. Mother of all rivers: how the Volga links a divided Russia 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z As Gaddis recounts, Megara was a “molehill” at the northeastern end of the Corinthian isthmus whose citizens “had long feuded with the Athenians, while posing no military threat to the larger city.” Review | How great leaders make good and terrible military decisions 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Most of its employees are engineers, designers and researchers, many of whom live on the isthmus, only now some have sold their cars as work is just a short walk or bike ride away. Design Concepts offers template for East Washington Avenue 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z A “SLICE of Iowa misplaced on the Central American isthmus”, is how an American political scientist once characterised Costa Rica. A gay-marriage ruling shakes up Costa Rica’s election 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Environmental groups strongly oppose a road, which would split a narrow isthmus separating ocean lagoons that provide important habitat for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds. Land swap eyed for road in Alaska wildlife refuge 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Environmental groups strongly oppose a road, which would split a narrow isthmus separating ocean lagoons that provide important habitat for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds. Land swap eyed for road in Alaska wildlife refuge 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The 8.1-magnitude quake off the coast of Chiapas rattled Mexico City and sowed destruction across the narrowest portion of Mexico on the isthmus of Tehuantepec. Mexico rushes aid to millions after huge quake; death toll at 96 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z On the 11th floor, a commons area includes a kitchen and Wi-Fi for the building’s tenants and offers panoramic views that show off lakes Monona and Mendota, the State Capitol and the isthmus. Design Concepts offers template for East Washington Avenue 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z But the earthquake seemed to have concentrated its furies in Juchitan and surrounding towns in the isthmus region in Oaxaca, where Mexico’s waist narrows. The Mexican city with the highest number of quake deaths mourns — and gets to work 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Crimea is linked to Ukraine by a narrow isthmus, but is separated from Russia by the Kerch Strait. Russia's bridge link with Crimea moves nearer to completion 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z On Dec. 20, 1989, Operation Just Cause was launched, with more than 26,000 U.S. troops deployed to the tiny isthmus nation. Manuel Noriega, Panamanian military dictator, dies at 83 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The 8.1-magnitude quake off the coast of Chiapas rattled Mexico City and sowed destruction across the narrowest portion of Mexico on the isthmus of Tehuantepec. Mexico rushes aid to millions after huge quake; death toll at 96 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z It also would bypass the blight of the isthmus with its empty manufacturing facilities, vacant car lots and overall depressing vibe that stood in contrast to the city’s overall reputation. Design Concepts offers template for East Washington Avenue 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Gibraltar is mostly made up of a barren, 1,400ft-high limestone rock and a flat, concreted-over isthmus that connects it to Spain. Will the UK lose Gibraltar? 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Levy wanted to build a railroad across Mexico’s Tehuantepec isthmus and wrote to Mexican President Mariano Arista, urging him to reject a proposed treaty that would have allowed a competitor to build the route instead. Analysis | Michael Flynn has absolutely nothing to fear from the Logan Act 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Other recent biological and geological evidence also suggests that the isthmus emerged earlier, through a more complex process, than previously thought. Ant genomes rewrite history of Panama land bridge 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The Chinese vessel, which set sail from the Greek port of Piraeus on June 11, began its crossing of the isthmus from the northern Atlantic Ocean end of the 48-mile canal. An expanded Panama Canal opens for giant ships 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z For centuries, cargo from the Orient or South America’s Pacific coast crossed the Panamanian isthmus by mule, then by train. $5-billion Panama Canal expansion opens 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The expansion allows a new, much-larger generation of container ships to pass through the isthmus. First voyage through expanded Panama canal - BBC News 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z The isthmus route was short enough to be competitive, in some cases, with transcontinental railroads. Redone Panama Canal deepens port rivalries 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z When Vasco Nuñez de Balboa crossed the Panama isthmus on foot in 1513, he had little intention of becoming the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean. Story of cities #16: how the US-run Canal Zone divided Panama for a century 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z In 1941, as he watched belligerent Soviet armies massing across the Karelian isthmus, Mannerheim decided that the only way to save Finland from Stalin was to ally himself with Nazi Germany. Hitler's car exerts grim fascination even if it just gave the Führer a lift to the airport 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Madison, the Wisconsin capital, stands on a morainal isthmus between two glacial lakes, which are not small. The Art of Omission 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Then the Panamanian isthmus rose, separating the now-extinct Caribbean monk seal from the Hawaiian about four million year ago. Five near-blind monk seals become ambassadors for vanishing species 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z The worker "was injured by a bison while working near Tower Peak, on the isthmus side of the fence," the group said in a statement. Bison gores worker on Catalina Island 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z It was an island on the isthmus, whose thorough separation from its host country instilled in its inhabitants a level of American nationalism surpassing that of their compatriots back home. Story of cities #16: how the US-run Canal Zone divided Panama for a century 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z King Narai’s engineers concluded that building the canal through the isthmus, which was then populated with tigers, was too difficult. For Centuries, Thailand Has Dug the Idea of a Canal 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “Where we were had been an isthmus, and it turned into an island,” Mr. Glenn said. Scott Glenn used Marine training to help save ‘Apocalypse Now’ 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo Four Seasons was a Peninsula Papagayo pioneer when it opened its first Central American outpost on an isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and Culebra Bay in 2004. 3 Four-Star Resorts Bolster Costa Rica's Luxury Reputation 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Duly Noted: On this date in 1904, the U.S. and Panama proclaimed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to build a ship canal across the Panama isthmus. Three-Minute Briefing: Hillary's Nagging 1-Percent Problem Just Got Worse 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The kidnapping triggered a massive search and rescue mission in the jungle region adjacent to the Panamanian isthmus. Colombian general freed in jungle by rebel captors 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z The museum celebrates the history of the Central American isthmus as one of the world's richest ecosystems. Panama opens biodiversity museum 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Its permanent exhibition highlights the origin of the Panamanian isthmus and its impact on the world’s biodiversity. Gehry focused on making the building’s architecture reflective of its contents. Gehry's First Latin American Project To Debut In Pamana 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The 100-year-old canal, which is major global trade artery, is in the midst of a massive expansion that will allow the world's largest tankers to pass through the isthmus. Tests with ships to begin on new Panama Canal locks in mid-2015 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z He was in Lake Michigan in January and February years ago during the construction of Solidarity Drive on the narrow isthmus off Lake Shore Drive, and he worked on numerous lakeshore protection projects, he said. Chicago Riverwalk extension no cakewalk 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The US-built waterway, which connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans across the Panama isthmus, opened to traffic precisely 100 years ago. Panama Canal marks 100th anniversary 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Prospective gold-diggers bought them as they crossed the isthmus on their way to California. Hold onto your headwear 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The erosion of Colombia’s cartels and subsequent growth of their Mexican counterparts shifted drug trafficking routes to the isthmus. QUINTANTA: U.S. policies fuel Central American immigration crisis 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Garcia Marquez was raised for 10 years by his grandmother and his grandfather, a retired colonel who fought in the devastating 1,000-Day War that hastened Colombia’s loss of the Panamanian isthmus. Garcia Marquez, Nobel Laureate, Dies at 87 2014-04-17T20:27:34Z In the north of the Crimean Peninsula on the isthmus near the Ukrainian mainland, northwest of Armyansk, Russian troops with 10 large trucks have set up a roadblock and are checking documents and cars. European Union to Offer $15 Billion in Aid to Ukraine 2014-03-05T11:54:45Z Then, at the nearby Pedro Miguel Locks, the Lifter was raised about 31 feet more to the level of the canal’s main channel, which cuts through the isthmus’s emerald green hills. Muscular West Coast Worker Is on Way to Build New Tappan Zee 2014-01-28T02:06:11Z Two huge walls were built across the isthmus, cutting off a huge area of land. 10 extraordinary sacred sites around Britain 2013-12-28T02:47:30Z It also insists the cession in the Treaty of Utrecht 1713 did not include the isthmus with the airport on it and territorial waters. What are the competing claims over Gibraltar? 2013-08-12T14:02:26Z It also insists the cession in the Treaty of Utrecht 1713 did not include the isthmus with the airport constructed on it and territorial waters. What are the competing claims over Gibraltar? 2013-08-12T09:40:11Z Listen to stories on interdisciplinary buildings, measuring the martian atmosphere, an isthmus miracle, and more. [Podcast] Science Podcast: 19 July Show 2013-07-18T17:56:22.560Z On June 20, Honduras announced plans to work with a Chinese company on an Atlantic-to-Pacific railroad to boost trade across the Central American isthmus. Nicaragua's Canal: Chinese Tycoon Wang Jing Wants to Build It 2013-06-27T22:41:00Z More than 150 years ago, U.S. businessmen and politicians plotted the creation of a canal through the isthmus nation of Nicaragua that would link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Nicaragua's Chinese Canal: Behind the $40 Billion Bid toBuild a Rival Panama Canal 2013-06-14T05:35:30Z It boasts a three-mile-wide isthmus with lagoons on either side and is home to an endangered sea duck, Steller’s eider, as well as tundra swans, brown bears, foxes and other wildlife. Sally Jewell’s nomination as interior secretary advances 2013-03-22T02:02:00Z Observers judge these few months as the worst moment in the 36-year civil war that turned this nation on the tropical Central American isthmus into a killing ground. Coming Clean on the Dirty War 2013-03-29T08:45:00Z It boasts a three-mile wide isthmus with lagoons on either side, and is home to the endangered sea duck Steller’s eiders as well as tundra swans, brown bears, foxes and other wildlife. Interior secretary nomination becomes embroiled in fight over Alaska refuge 2013-02-24T20:39:55Z Because of Seattle's position on a narrow isthmus, it doesn't take much to choke the roads and transit. Arena game would add 5 to 10 minutes to commute 2012-07-12T05:37:59Z The new genomic research shows that Chibchan speakers today carry both North and South American genetic signatures, suggesting that their ancestors subsequently moved back up the Panama isthmus. One Big Migration Spawned Most-But Not All-Indigenous Americans 2012-07-11T19:15:00.203Z "This is the most interesting for me, because if you tell somebody living in Nepal that the isthmus rises three million years ago versus 10 million—who cares?" New Dating of Panama Formation Throws Cold Water on Ice Age Origin Ideas 2012-06-15T10:15:00.397Z Activists complain that locals only see a small share of benefits from projects that have cluttered the isthmus with hulking turbines. Mexico's Wind Energy Boom Plays Out on Gusty Shores 2012-05-14T18:45:00.507Z They received the answer that by the “third fruit” the “third generation” was meant, and that the “narrow passage” was not the isthmus of Corinth, but the straits of Rhium. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Drake’s leg having healed, he was led to an eminence on that isthmus, where, from a great tree, both the Pacific and Atlantic might be seen. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z He had been sent out by the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company, specially deputed to make a friendly arrangement with the Indians of the isthmus of Darien. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Nevertheless, he says, these new questions are important to answer because the rise of the isthmus was the "last big episode of global change." New Dating of Panama Formation Throws Cold Water on Ice Age Origin Ideas 2012-06-15T10:15:00.397Z It was this isthmus that old Toms was going to charge. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Of five within gunshot of where we stand, three are salt and two fresh, yet they are separated only by narrow isthmuses. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z He reached the isthmus to find that the mule trains conveying the silver were now protected by a convoy of soldiers, and he determined on a bold and novel adventure. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The most noted of all were undoubtedly the Isthmian Games,—a national festival, held every four years at Corinth, on the isthmus of the same name. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z He repeatedly alludes to the Phœnicians and Syrians, whose country extended from the coast of the Levant down to the Egyptian frontier, including the isthmus and Sinaitic Peninsula. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Eight months had passed since we entered from the north of the Pyrenees isthmus, and now we found ourselves at its southern exit. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Going on down the hill, they crossed a neck or isthmus of sand and rocks between two marshy bays, and entered some woods, which seemed to cover pretty much all the rest of the island. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z He learned from some escaped negro slaves, settled on the isthmus of Darien, that the treasure was brought from Panama to Nombre de Dios upon mules, a party of which he might intercept. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z To the north of the isthmus matters were little, if any thing better. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z It seemed to extend to the base of the high mountainous range, and to be separated only by a narrow isthmus from Fitton Harbour. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z A considerable part of the railroad across the isthmus has been completed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z No reply came, and they pushed on down to the isthmus, where the snow, which was becoming more and more sleety, swept about their faces with double force. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z The connecting piece of land is a narrow isthmus, which in native topography is called “the stalk of a water-lily.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z In 1839, the entire population of the tropical American isthmus, in the states of central America and New Grenada did not exceed three millions. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z A deep trench was cut across the isthmus connecting with the main-land, securing that passage. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The Spanish treasure fleet, he had learnt, had arrived at Nombre de Dios, and was awaiting there the consignments of gold and jewels which were brought by long mule trains across the isthmus from Panama. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z As Terence himself expressed it--he stood on an isthmus between two lives. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z In 1840 a low wall stretched across this isthmus, the foundation stones of which had been laid about three hundred years ago, with the acknowledged object of limiting the movements of foreigners. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z To the south of the isthmus, along the Pacific coast of America, there was only one station to which merchants could resort with any fair prospect of gain—Valparaiso. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z A picket was also stationed at the narrow isthmus connecting with the main-land. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z At Porto Bello and Saint Christopher Bay he made brief stops and returned to Spain having no idea of the character of the isthmus that he had discovered. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z DARIEN, a district covering the eastern part of the isthmus joining Central and South America. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z An immense amount of travel crosses the isthmus; and it is only matter of time for a canal to be cut through some portion of it, or the isthmus of Darien adjoining. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Nay, we ought to feel some shame when we reflect that evidences in the neighborhood of both isthmuses exist of such junction having existed, in what we are pleased to designate "barbarous" ages. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The monument stands on an isthmus between two lakes surrounded by green hills. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z In the throat, there is soreness with pain just back of the isthmus of the fauces, a feeling of excoriation and soreness extending deep down in the pharynx. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z The first serious attempt to turn the isthmus to permanent account as a trade route dates from the beginning of the 18th century, and forms an interesting chapter in Scottish history. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z He was engaged in the border skirmishes on the isthmus from 1754 to about 1758, and was afterwards appointed Commandant at Newfoundland. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The isthmus is there broader, but is in part occupied by the large and deep fresh-water lakes of Nicaragua and Naragua. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z They learnt that many Buccaneers had lately crossed the isthmus, and were coming along the coast in canoes and piraguas. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z It is said, although no one now living was there at the time to collect testimony, that once the mainland and the island were connected by a rugged isthmus, now sunken or washed away. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Captain Campbell, on the second day after his arrival, marched with 200 men across the isthmus to Tubacanti, stormed the camp in the night-time, and dispersed the Spanish force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The fresh sea-breezes, which continually blow across the isthmus, temper the summer heats, and the environs being cleared of forest are but little infested by those blood-thirsty insects. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The isthmus which unites the Portuguese settlement on the 403peninsula with the mainland, is barely a quarter of a mile in length by 500 feet in breadth. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z From these they learnt that the governor of Panama was hastening the departure299 of the triennial plate fleet from Callo to Panama, where it would be carried on mules across the isthmus. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z This is the only species of small hylid that crosses the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z When the oosperm lodges in the ampulla or isthmus it is called tubal gestation; when it is retained in the portion traversing the uterine wall it is called tubo-uterine gestation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The troops had already advanced to Talien Bay, where forts protect the peninsula of the "Regent's Sword," as the narrow isthmus is called. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Located on a narrow isthmus between the �gean and Ionian seas stood Corinth, one of the principal cities of Greece. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z We remained in Panama one night, and then took a train and crossed the isthmus by railroad, which was the first railroad train I ever saw. A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer 2011-12-21T03:00:30.213Z Those populations inhabiting high mountain environments on either side of the isthmus are specifically distinct. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z In 1513, Florida was discovered, and in the same year, Balboa crossed the narrow isthmus of Panama and saw the Pacific Ocean. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z The cripple's fingers turned the pages gingerly, and stopped at a map covered with ink-blots in which the two Americas, united by their isthmus, in deep orange colour, looked like a pair of huge spectacles. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Tintagel Castle is reduced to a miserable ruin, part on the mainland, part on the islet, with the intervening portion blocked up by fallen rocks, forming a narrow isthmus. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z A scheme for cutting through the Corinthian isthmus and so reviving the Greek carrying trade was inaugurated in his presence, but soon abandoned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Some populations inhabiting cloud forests lower on the mountains are specifically distinct from related populations on the other side of the isthmus; between others there is no recognizable differentiation. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z But in the remainder of Luzon, from the isthmus of Tayabas eastward and southward, the coast line is most irregular, and the width much reduced. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Ricardo trembled a little; he cast a look about him, and saw that the water was ready to cut off the isthmus uniting them to the shore. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z On the isthmus connecting the headland with the mainland is a ruined chapel, with the altar-stone entire. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z The former includes Thessaly, Boeotia, the island of Euboea, the isthmus of Corinth, and the peninsula of Argolis, and, throughout, the strike of the beds is nearly Geology. from west to east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z No noticeable differences in either color or body proportions were found between the populations on either side of the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The body is represented by the main part of the island, and the tail commences at the isthmus of Tucúran and stretches westward for a degree of longitude. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z I refer to changes in the course of the two great oceanic rivers, the Gulf Stream and the corresponding current on the Pacific side of the isthmus. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z The isthmus connecting the Peloponnesus with the continent is about six miles wide, and Corinth owed her commercial greatness to the profits of her merchants in transporting merchandise across it. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z When I first arrived there, we were to escort specie trains across the isthmus—there are but twelve miles of land from water to water—from San Juan del Sur to Virgin Bay. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z In the isthmus this species can be distinguished from Eleutherodactylus rugulosus by less rugose skin on the dorsum and absence of dark ventral mottling. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The isthmus is only fourteen miles across in a straight line. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The winds across the isthmus are almost uniformly from the north, and they swept it clean of flying sands long ages since. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z In rare instances the disease is limited to the isthmus which connects the two lobes of the gland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z As I approached the sandy isthmus, and the peak grew bigger before me, I wondered what had been going on in the world, and what news I should receive of my dear ones. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z In the isthmus this species is known only from the humid forests of the Gulf lowlands; it is also known from Boca del R�o, Veracruz, and from Teapa and Villa Hermosa, Tabasco. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The self-styled Emerald City, which sits on a skinny isthmus between Puget Sound and Lake Washington full of terrain obstructions, is normally a traffic sinkhole, anyway. On The Web, L.A.'s 'Carmageddon' Beats Seattle's 'Viadoom' 2011-10-25T19:17:12Z Hope or Hoope signifies an isthmus or neck of land projecting into the river, or an inclosed piece of low marsh land. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z If palliative measures prove unsuccessful, operation must be undertaken for the removal of one lateral lobe and the isthmus of the tumour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Peak, more than 1000 feet high, was towering on our south side, forming a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a sandy isthmus, and the large bay swept round us, forming nearly a circle. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z I have not collected this species in the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z As sundered ocean tides that shoreward tend, Now past and future o'er the present pend, Till on the narrow isthmus sea meets sea, 2020 And time no longer parts eternity. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z If you want to cut through an isthmus, you have Lesseps; if you want to create a sea, you have Roudaire. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z They with unreluctant hand Shall lead thee on and on, till thou arrive Just where the ocean-gates show narrowest On the Cimmerian isthmus. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z Dr. Bermingham and his colleagues traced the snails’ journeys by studying the mitochondrial DNA of two sister species of horn snails separated by the isthmus. Observatory: Snails Traveled on Birds Across Panama Canal, Study Says 2011-09-19T21:37:31Z This large toad is abundant throughout the lowlands of the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z In the interior of South America the Spanish conquerors had explored the region of the Andes from the isthmus of Panama to Chile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Fixing the problem will determine whether the Central American isthmus nation becomes a high-income country that its leaders dream of or stagnates at middle-income, Chapman added. Education trap threatens Panama's economic boom 2011-09-06T23:03:12Z Others have derived the name from Aon, an isthmus, but the objections to this are that it is not applicable to the island, and perhaps never was; and, again, the Gaelic pronunciation. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z The people of the United States are now very busy building a canal through this isthmus to join together the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Examination of the specimens from the isthmus, together with seven from central Veracruz and one from Teapa, Tabasco, suggests an even closer relationship. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z From the top of the isthmus, the road maintained a northerly direction, running generally parallel with the Atlantic coast, as far as Greenspond, from which point it turned westward across the country to Gander Bay. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z We scuffle along that pavement-ridge which lies like an isthmus down the vast black quicksands of that harbour road. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Then the isthmus a few miles north of the town, between it and Bulair, was fortified with strong earthworks by English and French engineers, mainly on the lines of the old works constructed in 1357. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z “Perhaps it wasn’t always an island—joined to the mainland and the river cut a way through the isthmus.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The tarsal fold is absent in the specimen from Teapa, in three from the isthmus, and in all those from central Veracruz; it is weakly present in the others. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The voyage occupied from sixteen to twenty days and the passage across the isthmus about five hours. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z The sun and the swamps had thinned the number of the settlers to a handful, and this remnant had been besieged, forced to capitulate, and expelled from the isthmus by the forces of Spain. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z It is found in Brazil, Guiana and Paraguay, and extends its range to the Rio del Norte, but is rare north of the isthmus of Panama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z About a week after the hurricane, I was standing watching the transport of a huge steam-launch over an isthmus to the dockyard, when I felt a hand on my shoulder. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Commonly found on both sides of the isthmus, this large tree frog nearly always is associated with trees; it is not found in the savannas, although it breeds in savannas adjacent to rainforest. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The delay at the isthmus was usually avoided by taking the steamer from England to New York, from whence a line of steamers ran to Colon in close connection with the Pacific steamers from Panama. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z "No learned man would condescend to call himself Master Morten Mogesen, after having once passed to the other side of the isthmus." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z After crossing the isthmus, they embarked upon a coasting vessel, and sailed to San Francisco. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z It is stated that the Government has sent 3000 men to defend the isthmus against the Americans, but this we are inclined to doubt. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z A distributional study of the amphibians of the isthmus of Tehuantepec, M�xico. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z You will stand upon an isthmus, between the things that have been, and the things that are. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z East Falkland is almost bisected by two deep fjords, Choiseul and Brenton Sounds, which leave the northern and southern portions connected only by an isthmus a mile and a half wide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Towards the middle of its pear-shaped area, or rather approaching the isthmus, stands the farm house, with rocks and woods behind. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z An important adjunct to the present highly favourable geographical conditions pointing to a great future for civilization on the Atlantic coast is the construction of a ship-canal across the isthmus uniting North and South America. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z With the advent of roads, principally the Trans-isthmian Highway, vast areas of the interior of the isthmus became accessible to biologists. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Interruption of the perception tracts is followed by corresponding phenomena, though less extensive when occurring in the isthmus territory. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z Cienfuegos is on the direct line to Panama, and, once the isthmus is cut, must become of vast commercial importance. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z A blockhouse was built at the isthmus, and a new fort was reared opposite Jamestown. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z It looks at first glance like a rare Central American success story — but in reality it's just another, albeit bizarre, tale of how drug trafficking is taking over the isthmus. Narco-Dividends: White Lobsters on the Mosquito Coast 2011-04-14T09:00:00Z None of these species has since been recorded from the Pacific slopes of the isthmus; however, they all occur in the vicinity of Orizaba, Veracruz. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The partners previously announced plans to develop a second Macau casino on the Cotai Strip, an isthmus of reclaimed land connecting two offshore islands in the former Portuguese colony. MGM Resorts to Gain Control of Macau Casino as Ho Sells Stake 2011-04-14T04:46:01Z It also spread from the isthmus down the Pacific littoral of South America, the earliest centre of civilization being the region around Lake Titicaca. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z We are forced to conclude that man arrived in Sicily from Africa at a time when the isthmus connecting the island with that Continent still stood above sea-level. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z But critics call it a vague and dubious initiative, especially since implementing it will be difficult given the fractious relations among the isthmus' seven nations right now. Narco-Dividends: White Lobsters on the Mosquito Coast 2011-04-14T09:00:00Z Originally I intended to study the entire herpetofauna of the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z We arrived close to the stupendous precipice, which rises abruptly above the isthmus called the neutral ground, staring gauntly and horridly at Spain, and immediately entered the excavations. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Truyn said disdainfully, "speculator that he is, he may bore through the isthmus of Panama, for all I care, but he cannot get together such a four-in-hand as that." 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z On following the last course, Isle a la Crosse Fort appears on a low isthmus, at the distance of five miles, and is in latitude 55. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z The Indians were not slow in noticing it; and before we could take any steps to hinder them, a body of warriors rushed across the isthmus, and took possession of the hommock. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Among the species of amphibians that I would expect to occur in the isthmus, the only one not yet found there is Hyla phaeota. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The peninsula is connected with the mainland by the isthmus of Bulair, which is but three miles across from beach to beach. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z The wanderers sighed for their native country; but to prevent their return, their villages, from Annapolis to the isthmus, were laid waste. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z This Helicon separates Bœotia from the southern sea, but does not close up completely with Cithæron, leaving way for an army coming from the isthmus, where Leuctra stood to guard the entrance. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z With my burden I hurried back across the isthmus—as fast as my strength would permit—nor did I stop till beyond the range of the Indian rifles. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z The purpose of this paper is to make known the species of amphibians living in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, to describe the environments in which they live, and to discuss their distribution in the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The Prussian and Austrian troops poured into Denmark, and in a few short weeks the blooming isthmus had ceased to be Danish and had become German. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z Count de Lesseps' plan differed from all previous ones, for he purposed cutting directly through the isthmus to Suez, rather than to follow an oblique course and to connect the canal with the Nile. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z There was a public conveyance which took the traveller across the isthmus to Kenchreæ, where a steamboat was in readiness to bring him to Athens. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z There were but few of them—for we had seen them distinctly as they ran over the isthmus—but it was evident they were a chosen few, skilled marksmen every man. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z The plain, throughout most of its length in the isthmus, is at least 75 kilometers wide. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z An exploratory journey in the isthmus of Panama has recently been made by M. Hillert, which has resulted in adding much important information to our previous knowledge of the country. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z Through fragrant locusts and mulberry-trees, and between irregular hedges, we dashed down across the isthmus of Sermione, where the ruins of a Roman castle flout the sky. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z But even from the site of the old city it is easy to obtain a commanding view of the isthmus, of the two seas, and of the Achæan coast up to Sikyon. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The Harbour of Toronto," Mr. Collins says, "is near two miles in length from the entrance on the west to the isthmus between it and a large morass on the eastward. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The topography and climate combine to produce drastically different types of climax vegetation on the northern and southern lowlands of the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z It is known that there have been many surveys of the isthmus, with the view of opening a water communication between the oceans on either side. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z Dropping into the water, he swam towards the isthmus with all his strength, and reached the tree before the tamandua. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Across the narrowing isthmus is the Archipelago, with the excellent harbor of Salonika. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z There was a magnificent paved road across the isthmus, the King's Highway, remains of which are still to be found in excellent preservation. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The majority of the region in the isthmus is drained by the R�o Coatzacoalcos, which flows in a northerly course to the Gulf of Mexico. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The beech-holm might once have been a small island; it was now a densely wooded peninsula connected with the mainland by an isthmus, across which it could be easily reached on foot. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Once across the isthmus, which consisted of a single tree, it would have had the wide forest before it, and would soon have hidden itself amid the matted tangle of leaves and twigs. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z The main town on Don -- indeed the only town -- sits on a skinny isthmus slung between jagged green mountains, like the handle of a barbell. Heaven and hell in the Phi Phi Islands 2011-01-19T17:01:00Z This is a narrow strip of territory, accurately set off by metes and bounds, on the isthmus that separates the Rock from the Spanish territory. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Before World War II the isthmus could be reached readily only by railroad or by ocean vessel to Salina Cruz or Coatzacoalcos. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z His province comprised an extensive plain and beautiful valleys, situated at or near the foot of a very lofty mountain, which rose far above the general altitude of the cordillera, or backbone of the isthmus. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z Then the isthmus was crossed with some delay and vexation, when their adventures and misadventures began in earnest. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z Occasionally, from the top of the isthmus, a nearly but not quite median pyramidal lobe runs up toward the hyoid bone, while in other cases the isthmus may be absent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Across this isthmus the Indians had constructed a strong breastwork composed of heavy timbers built up into a thick wall, and designed, unlike the ordinary Indian stockade, to withstand artillery fire. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z Only the amphibians of the lowlands of the isthmus have been sampled adequately. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The tides on the Caribbean coast of the isthmus rise and fall but little, while on the Pacific coast they are swift and turbulent. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z After going a few hundred yards, the isthmus widened again, and he saw to his chagrin the violet backs of the bucks far off upon the plain that stretched beyond. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z In the lower orders of this class the isthmus is often absent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The five-year program will target indigenous communities - particularly women and children - from Mexico across the Central American isthmus to Panama. World's richest want better health in Latin America 2010-06-15T21:22:00Z Sufficient specimens of most of the species are available to show their variation in the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Both names still adorn modern maps of the isthmus, and indicate approximately the terminal points of Balboa's great journey from the north coast to the south, in the year 1513. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z These were the years when communist-backed revolutions threatened to dominate the isthmus, and Washington pushed back by supporting the contras in Nicaragua and various generals in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Noriega, Karzai, and the Sleazebags We Cultivate 2010-04-27T23:10:00Z The isthmus at Suez is a flat and sterile desert; that at Panama is hilly and covered with an almost impenetrable jungle of tropical vegetation. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Finally, they reached Iolcus, and the “Argo” was placed in a groove sacred to Poseidon on the isthmus of Corinth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" I first visited the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and collected on the Pacific lowlands of the isthmus in July, 1955. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Under the command and control of Vasco Nu�ez, she reigned as queen of the isthmus, and gave laws to twenty Indian nations. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z Linked to the continent by the isthmus of Chignecto, sixteen miles in breadth, the peninsula of Nova Scotia runs for some 300 miles north-east and south-west, parallel to the North American coast. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical He was apparently not the first to land on the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise An insurrection placed him at the head of the colony, but rumours of a western ocean and of the wealth of Peru led him to cross the isthmus. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Consequently, its distribution in the isthmus is discontinuous. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z But, even while indulging in these dreams of future conquest, sinister rumors reached him from the northern shores of the isthmus. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z The isthmus of Chignecto, which connects the Nova Scotian peninsula with the mainland, was, at the time of D'Anville's expedition, held by a comparatively strong force of Canadians under De Ramesay. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical He may be supposed to have known the isthmus at these points very well, and his scepticism about the prospect of canal construction there in those days was not wholly groundless. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise I had to add four more lines to do that, and spoke of the holidays connecting the years like a 'joyous snow-clad isthmus' to rhyme with 'Christmas.' The Bread Line A Story of a Paper Thus, the rainforests of the isthmus are characterized by a much higher relative humidity than are the savannas or semi-arid scrub forests. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z To be warned away from his own territory was humiliating, but to be sent back to the isthmus meant death by starvation. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z In the depth of winter, with sledges and snow-shoes, the French set out; they started from the isthmus on January 23, on February 10 they were on the outskirts of Grand Pr�. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The project of a canal across the isthmus was never allowed entirely to disappear. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise It has been suggested that during the Jurassic times, the southeastern coast of the United States was connected by a long isthmus, following the line of the Antilles, to the northeastern coast of South America. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 This frog is abundant in the Gulf lowlands of the isthmus, where large breeding congregations were found in grassy ponds on the savannas and in openings in the forest. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z It will be seen that the callosal gyrus, isthmus, and hippocampal gyrus form nearly a complete ring, and to this the name of limbic lobe is given. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The others came from the isthmus, or from Annapolis. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical This railroad made the isthmus for the first time a highway of world-traffic. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise A distributional study of the amphibians of the isthmus of Tehuantepec, México. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México Widespread in the forests, scrub, and savannas on the Gulf lowlands of the isthmus, these frogs were found breeding at numerous localities. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Between the old and new quarters and on the north side of the isthmus lies the port. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The war over, he travelled for two years in the Spanish Indies, and, visiting Panama, conceived the idea of a ship canal across the isthmus. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical But we are over-running our dates and must return to events at the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The isthmus connecting the two parts of the island is very narrow, and has a height of only 460 to 490 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" This toad occurs throughout the Gulf lowlands and on the Pacific slopes and in the Grijalva Valley of Chiapas and Guatemala, but not on the Pacific lowlands of the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Ceuta consists of two quarters, the old town, covering the low ground of the isthmus, and the modern town, built on the hills forming the north and west faces of the peninsula. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" At its south-easternmost end, that bay runs into the land in the direction of Lake Ontario; and in the middle of the broad isthmus between the two lakes lies Lake Simcoe. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical In his "Political Essay on New Spain" he described the impervious isthmus, "the barrier against the waves of the Atlantic," as for ages "the bulwark of the independence of China and Japan." The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Their body is soft, narrow, cylindrical and elongate; the dorsal and anal fins short; the vent far behind the middle of the length of the body; gill-membranes confluent with the skin of the isthmus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" They may have come from the town, the district, or from anywhere in the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Landward are three lines of defence, the inner line stretching completely across the isthmus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The frontier, as far as any line was provisionally recognized, was a little stream on the isthmus of Chignecto. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical These two isthmuses in the eastern and western hemispheres have some obvious features in common. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The gill-membranes are not confluent with the skin of the isthmus; they have a free posterior margin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The species does not occur on the Pacific lowlands of the isthmus, but does occur on the more humid Pacific slopes of Chiapas and Guatemala. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The citadel, El Hacho, built on the neck of the isthmus, dates from the 15th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" In April, 1750, Cornwallis sent a force of some 400 men under Major Lawrence to occupy a position at or near Beaubassin, and to guard the isthmus. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The board went to the isthmus and investigated the subject with great care. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Thus the Crimea, now a peninsula united to the mainland by the narrow isthmus of Perekop, must have been an island in comparatively recent times. The History of the European Fauna Of the 36 species of amphibians known from the isthmus, 28 occur on the Gulf lowlands and live in forest or savanna habitats. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z It is situated on a promontory connected with the mainland by a narrow isthmus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The whole of Acadia on both sides of the isthmus thus passed into English hands. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The latter finds its most favourable breeding-places in stagnant pools of fresh water, such as are left by the heavy rains of the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Tabasco is shown in the middle of the isthmus. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. This frog is abundant throughout the lowlands of the isthmus, where in the dry season individuals were found along streams and beneath rocks at a spring seepage. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Engelhardt and Parrot attempted to determine the exact amount of difference by a series of levellings and barometrical measurements across the isthmus at two different places near the foot of Mount Caucasus. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology One of the cities of Greece proper, Corinth, occupied an absolutely unique position for trade and colonization, situated as it was on a narrow isthmus commanding two seas. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships It is said that 50 per cent. of the population of the isthmus were found in 1904-5 to have the parasite of malaria in their systems. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The isthmus is too elongated and runs too much east and west. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. For the present I prefer to consider all specimens from the isthmus solely as Gastrophryne usta without referring them to subspecies. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Peninsulas have been divided from the main land, and have become islands, as Leucadia; and according to tradition, Sicily, the sea having carried away the isthmus. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Paulus Hook is a long low point of the Jersey shore, stretching into the Hudson, and connected to the main land by a sandy isthmus. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools But this was not the entire provision of churches and chapels on the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The name Ytza appears on the isthmus; it is so faint as to be almost illegible, but I think I have deciphered it correctly. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. Rana palmipes is another species that has a discontinuous distribution in the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The Icelanders are so well aware of this, that they have expended a great deal of labor in forming artificial islands, by separating from the main land certain promontories, joined to it by narrow isthmuses. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Within this, a deep trench had been cut across the isthmus, traversed by a drawbridge with a barred gate; and still within this was a double row of abatis, extending into the water. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Very many more came to the isthmus of their own accord. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Yucatan an island with dense archipelago in lieu of isthmus. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. With respect to the distribution of amphibians we may recognize three major environments in the isthmus—rainforest, semi-arid scrub forest, and savanna. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z He supposes the ancient isthmus to have been about six English miles in breadth, composed entirely of chalk and flint, and in some places of no great height above the sea-level. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Charleston stands at the end of an isthmus formed by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The labourers were hurried a little too fast to the isthmus, before the isthmus was properly cleaned up to receive them. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise There is a gap on the south of Yucatan where the isthmus should be. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. This group includes six species, or 17 per cent of the amphibian fauna of the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The sea breezes blowing across the isthmus of the Cape Peninsula, the cool leafiness of the lovely suburbs, were as a very tonic after the hot, steamy, tropical glow of his remote home. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising Howe's sentries extended a hundred and fifty yards beyond the neck or isthmus, over which the Americans retreated after the battle. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools In July there were still forty-two cases and thirteen deaths on the isthmus, with twenty-seven cases and ten deaths among the employees. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise At the isthmus is a name which possibly may be Ytza; it is very indistinct. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. To amphibians inhabiting the foothills and mountains of southern M�xico and northern Central America, the isthmus presents a great barrier to dispersal. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The tract of the Spanish fleets led them first to St. Domingo, and thence on to the isthmus of Darien or Panama, where at first the chief port was Nombre de Dios. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Five of their vessels of war were stationed so as to bear upon the peninsula from different directions, and the guns of one of them swept the isthmus or narrow neck just mentioned. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools In December 1904 there were six cases on the isthmus and one death. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Has Yucatan as an island far from mainland with a dense archipelago instead of an isthmus. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. At those times animals now inhabiting the rainforests of the Gulf lowlands and those inhabiting the Pacific lowlands of Chiapas and Guatemala could have crossed the isthmus. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z Wafer went with those who intended crossing the isthmus, the whole numbering forty-four white men and three Indians. The West Indies and the Spanish Main From the top of a tree which he climbed while on the isthmus he obtained his first view of the Pacific, and resolved “to sail an English ship in these seas.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" We may say, therefore, that the yellow spectre at the isthmus has been shorn of all its terrors. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Tabasco appears in the middle of the isthmus. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. It erases the isthmus from the world’s map.—There is no isthmus! The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity In enumerating the advantages likely to accrue from the emancipation of South America, a writer in the Edinburgh Review of January, 1809, laid great stress upon a passage across the isthmus. The West Indies and the Spanish Main With his men he penetrated across the isthmus of Panama, and committed great havoc among the Spanish shipping. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" It is easy to conclude that what has been done in sanitation at the isthmus of Panama may be done anywhere else in the tropics, where malaria and yellow fever prevail. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise She had been down to the isthmus, and was to call at Havana on her way back. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Is there an isthmus, preventing the union of great seas and blocking commerce? The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity Such were the views promulgated at the beginning of this century, but nothing was done until about 1850, when the pressure of circumstances again brought the isthmus into note. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The plan embraced two leading features: first, a bombardment from the isthmus, upon a scale hitherto unknown; secondly, an attack by sea along the whole length of the line-wall. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 And in considering the statistics it must also be borne in mind that not only the physical but the moral and mental health of the work-people at the isthmus was promoted in every way. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the river, was impaled across the isthmus from water to water. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia In this way they form a kind of 'Pont du Diable' between persons of character and persons of none—they are the narrow isthmus, connecting the mainland with the low reef of rocks beyond it. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The gold-seekers went elsewhere, and Mexico and the isthmus of Darien became of more importance. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Immense works were being hurried forward on the isthmus of a grandeur which eclipsed anything that had been previously constructed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 They had a perfectly free hand and the enjoyment of all sovereign rights at the isthmus, and were able to construct a brand-new little state on the most approved and ideal principles. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise You would have made your way into the thick forest and climbed the rugged mountains of the isthmus, until, like Balboa, you got to the top of the highest peak. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read He had done a little of everything, too, from "Chief Commissioner to the Isthmus"—we never heard of what isthmus—to Parliamentary Agent for the friends of Jewish emancipation. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The isthmus was here only 39 miles across, and free from many of the difficulties which beset the other routes. The West Indies and the Spanish Main They had climbed the hill at the side of the house which descended to seaward towards a little isthmus of rocks almost inaccessible. Toilers of the Sea In fact, the canal authorities recommend a complete depopulation of the isthmus except, of course, the terminal cities and the operating stations on the canal. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise "This," remarked Pope, "could hardly be; for the isthmus of Corinth is full five miles over," and he calls the introduction of the circumstance "a geographical error." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Corunna consists of an upper and a lower town, built respectively on the eastern side of a small peninsula, and on the isthmus connecting the peninsula with the mainland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" M. de Lesseps was elected to the Academy in 1885, when M. Renan said he had been born to pierce isthmuses, and that antiquity would have made him a god. The West Indies and the Spanish Main At high water the sea divided it from the ridge, and the Horn stood alone; at low water it was approached by an isthmus of rocks. Toilers of the Sea It will certainly be found advisable to maintain a pretty large American garrison at the isthmus, and to the population we have mentioned perhaps even 8,000 American troops must be added. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise To convey an idea of the tremendous nature of the storm, Statius says that the Corinthian isthmus could hardly resist the violence of the waves which dashed against each of its shores. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Coro stands on a sandy plain between the Caribbean and the Gulf of Venezuela, and near the isthmus connecting the peninsula of Paraguan� with the mainland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" He visited the isthmus, and made a triumphal progress over the line; he even witnessed one of the great floods of the Chagres river, which rose forty feet and covered the railway. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The very little height of this rocky isthmus rendered him anxious. Toilers of the Sea It opens magniloquently: "The transcendental act that by a spontaneous movement the inhabitants of the isthmus of Panama have just executed is the inevitable consequence of a situation which has become graver daily." The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The width of the isthmus is only three miles and a half. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The citadel, or Acrocorinthus, rising precipitously on the S. to a height of 1886 ft. was separated by a ravine from Oneium, a range of hills which runs E. to the isthmus entrance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" He then stated that success was assured, and declared, upon his word of honour, that the work would be much easier on the isthmus than in the desert of Suez. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In Panama, a railway across the isthmus is opened. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Evidently a calamity was in prospect which would have brought to an end, perhaps for ever, American canal ambitions at the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The maritime route to India was the discovery to the European nations of a “new world” quite as much as the discovery of North and South America and their central isthmus and islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Its situation on the isthmus of Corinth made it a stage on the greatest of the trade routes between Rome and the East, and it was at this time the commercial capital of Greece. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" That the Washington statesmen take account of the fact that the cutting of the isthmus is difficult, costly, and, in case of a rupture with England, dangerous, we cannot doubt. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The narrow isthmus between this lake and the sea, south of the Fort, is called Galle Face, and is occupied chiefly by promenades and recreation grounds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The expenditure on these hygienic purposes at the isthmus has been enormous, though not a penny has been wasted. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise He started at the tip of the peninsula and zigzagged across, heading toward the isthmus. Student Body There are two strong forts on the isthmus, betwixt Olinda and Pernambuco, and a pillar midway to aid the pilot. Wanderings in South America Arriving at the isthmus in 1575, in a vessel of 140 tons, he went to an out-of-the-way river, and hid his bark among the great trees. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Here also stands the mansion erected and occupied by Ferdinand de Lesseps during his residence on the isthmus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Remembering the descriptions given of the state of morals at the isthmus during the French occupation, one cannot help being struck with the contrast afforded by the American regime. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise It was built partly on the mainland and partly on the Island of Triopion or Cape Krio, which anciently communicated with the continent by a causeway and bridge, and now by a narrow sandy isthmus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" The Colombian Congress adjourned October 30 without any reconsideration of the treaty, and President Roosevelt at once ordered the Boston, Dixie, Atlanta, and Nashville to proceed within easy reach of the isthmus. The United States and Latin America Now, following the example of Drake, he landed on the isthmus to get help from the Simerons, but could find none. The West Indies and the Spanish Main He carried the Roman eagles to the Forth and Clyde, fixing his main line of defence and his northmost frontier on the isthmus between these two firths. In the Border Country The French company began work on the isthmus in February, and such a rake's progress set in as the world has seldom seen. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Looking back after leaving Algeciras, we saw the huge rock of Gibraltar, almost an island, connected with the main land by a narrow, flat, sandy isthmus. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise They were also allowed to carry negroes across the isthmus from Porto Bello to Panama, and there re-ship them to Peru. The United States and Latin America By the second half of the last century the supply of gold and silver from Peru had much diminished, and the road across the isthmus almost fell into disuse. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Ptolemy, the great Egyptian geographer, even formed the conjecture that the Southern Continent was joined to Africa by a broad isthmus, as indicated in certain maps. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West In his annual message to Congress in 1903, President Roosevelt enumerated some fifty-three "revolutions, rebellions, insurrections, riots, and other outbreaks" that had occurred at the isthmus in fifty-seven years. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Those who had crossed the isthmus into what is now the County of Westmorland found themselves undecided as to their future course. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 The cutting of the isthmus between North and South America was the dream of navigators and engineers from the time when the first discoverers ascertained that nature had neglected to provide a passage. The United States and Latin America Over the isthmus of Panama or through the Nicaragua lake they flocked by thousands, necessitating the establishment of Transit Companies to provide them with mules, boats, and steamers. The West Indies and the Spanish Main After crossing the isthmus which separates that lake from Lake Tezcuco they were now at Iztapalapan, a royal residence in charge of the Emperor's brother. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West The whole isthmus is strongly under suspicion of gold. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Farther on, the important isthmus which connects the peninsula of Nova Scotia with the main land is protected by the strong post called Fort Beausejour. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia The piercing of the isthmus always seemed a perfectly feasible undertaking, but the difficulties in the way proved greater than at first sight appeared. The United States and Latin America With this wonderful traffic across the isthmus arose the old canal schemes, as well as a new one for a railway. The West Indies and the Spanish Main When stout-hearted Balboa first reached the summit of the isthmus range and looked south over the Bay of Panama, he might have seen the "Silver Bell," which forms the summit of the mighty volcano Chimborazo. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West This would have meant a rather painful experience for the American engineers, managers, workmen, and others on the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise A distributional study of the amphibians of the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado President Cleveland at once sent a body of troops to the isthmus with instructions to confine their action to preventing the transit and its accessories from being interrupted or embarrassed. The United States and Latin America Chinese labourers were imported in great numbers, only to fall victims to the same deadly climate which had given Porto Bello and the isthmus generally their evil reputation. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Balboa hurried down the western slope of the isthmus range to take formal possession in the name of the Spanish monarch. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West For example, Chinese immigration is forbidden by law, yet, strange to say, most of the retail trade of the isthmus is in Celestial hands. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The house of the president stands just to seaward of the isthmus, where the watch is set nightly, and armed men guard the uneasy slumbers of the government. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) This activity in treaty-making was occasioned by the acquisition of California and the rush to the gold fields by way of the isthmus. The United States and Latin America About four thousand men were engaged, some going by way of the Straits of Magellan and others across the isthmus. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Such were the difficulties that the "six days' journey" occupied twenty-five before the ridge of the isthmus range was reached. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Even so, the news of a collapse was wired home, and this so impressed President Roosevelt that he sent a commission of engineers to the isthmus accompanied by President-elect Taft. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Becker had his 88 way; and the neutral boundary was chosen just where he desired: across the isthmus, the firm within, Mulinuu without. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) At this date the United States was striving simply for equal rights in any waterway that might be opened through the isthmus and not for any exclusive rights. The United States and Latin America Later, also, the treasure from Peru had much diminished, and the isthmus sunk in importance, especially after the way round Cape Horn and through the Straits of Magellan was adopted more and more. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The third proposal for connecting the two great oceans is probably the most feasible because it follows the most deeply marked depression of the isthmus. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West The reader understands the position of the United States at the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The whole peninsula was surrounded with a breastwork; across the isthmus it was six feet high and strengthened with a ditch; and the beach was staked against landing. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) An interoceanic canal across the American isthmus will essentially change the geographical relations between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, and between the United States and the rest of the world. The United States and Latin America Seated between the two vast oceans of the universe, he said, the isthmus is provided with excellent harbours on both sides, between the principal of which lie the more easy and convenient passes. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The narrowest breadth of the isthmus being only thirty miles, there have naturally been many engineering proposals to connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans by a canal. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West It is pretty safe to prophesy that the blue streak through the isthmus of Panama will have a gradual but sure effect on the politics of Central America. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise In 1837 Marshal Val�e approached the town by the connecting western isthmus, and succeeded in taking it by assault, though again the French lost heavily. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" They probably thought that they could get better terms from the United States and particularly that they might reserve a fuller measure of sovereignty over the isthmus. The United States and Latin America Droves of mules came over the isthmus loaded with cases of gold and silver, which were dumped down in the open streets or in the square, for want of storehouses. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The Straits of Dover may have existed when the first human being set foot upon what is now the soil of Kent, or an isthmus may have existed instead. The Ethnology of the British Islands The outcome of this rivalry was the appointment of a commission, the third of the kind, to go to the isthmus and investigate both Nicaragua and Panama. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Even at its best the mouth-passage here is narrowest—and called the "isthmus"—and nothing must be allowed to make it narrower than it is by nature. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation The principal officers were provided with a special train to take them across the isthmus to Panama. The United States and Latin America Probably he wanted his money to carry out the new project for a settlement on the isthmus of Darien. The West Indies and the Spanish Main In fact only the situation of the city–out on an isthmus in the sea breezes–I am convinced, saved us from pestilence. Gold Two preliminaries were necessary before the United States could settle down at the isthmus of Panama to the work of canal construction. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The Island had not then become a true island and had an easily controlled dry land isthmus connection with the mainland. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 Article I, containing expressions of regret on the part of the United States for the events that had taken place on the isthmus, was entirely stricken out. The United States and Latin America What a journey across the isthmus really meant at that time is well exemplified in the case of Lionel Wafer. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Corinth was beautifully situated on the isthmus, with prospects of the sea on either hand. Alexander the Great Makers of History In July 1904, Colonel W. C. Gorgas, whose name will always be associated with the triumphs won over disease at the isthmus, became the head of the department of sanitation under the Canal Commission. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise A blockhouse was built at the isthmus which connected the Island to the mainland for better control of the Indians, and a new fort was erected on a tidal creek across the river from Jamestown. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 It occupies a part of the great southern flexure of the isthmus at a point where the shore lines begin finally to turn toward the north. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 The only reason for its existence was the trade across the isthmus, otherwise it would have been deservedly abandoned. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The isthmus joining the peninsula to the land had been cut through to strengthen the older fortifications, of which one tower, the pentagonal Bo d'Antona, alone remains. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia In the annual report of the Commission for 1905 we read:— A feeling of alarm, almost amounting to panic, spread among the Americans on the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise This area began to feature in the immediate history of Virginia when, in 1608, the colonists elected to build their glass furnaces on the mainland at the top of the isthmus leading to the Island. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 The inhabitants of the isthmus at the time of the discovery were rich in objects, chiefly ornaments, of this metal, and expeditions sent out under Balboa, Pizarro, and others plundered the natives without mercy. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Knowing already something of the state of affairs near the isthmus, he resolved to gain his spurs in that direction. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The town is on an oval peninsula on the north-east coast, united to the mass of the island by a low isthmus. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The Spaniard shows no sign of settling down on the isthmus. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise By blind chance the German had set foot on the narrow isthmus separating the twin trenches, saving himself and the henchmen at his heels from being engulfed. The Pathless Trail In many respects it resembles the stone sculptures of the isthmus. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 Much of the wealth which came from Peru was shipped up to the isthmus of Panamá, and thence transferred to plate-fleets. Carmen Ariza There are traces of ancient walls right across the isthmus, which is only a kilometre wide, Sabbioncello being thus almost an island. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The billets on the isthmus were therefore popular, and about 7,000 Americans on an average have been in employment there. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise I fancy that some time there will be a canal built across the isthmus that binds this continent to the one below—a canal which shall connect the two great oceans. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman It was proposed to construct palisades across the isthmus. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 Cuba keeps watch and ward over our communication with California by way of the isthmus. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Toby has a perfect set of properties and appliances for his performance, including a chair, a diving platform, an inclined plane leading thereunto, and a sort of plank isthmus leading to the chair. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It is not less probable that if the Americans had been in no better a position to wage war with these plagues, their work at the isthmus would also have been in vain. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise The first four lines, about the curtained and locked "coupé" in the train, were, we presume, looked upon as sure to set the hogs snorting over any such touch as "the isthmus of your waist." The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 From the central isthmus Balboa had first seen the broad expanse of the Pacific. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas There are three rocky islands in the bay, one of which, commanding the isthmus, is fortified. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Near the south side of the isthmus he climbed a tree and had his first glimpse of the Pacific. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters Hard labour under the tropical sun and in the hot damp of the isthmus seemed to have no exhausting or enervating influence whatever upon him. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Preliminary, however, to their landing upon the isthmus, a detachment of the fleet was sent against a fortress at the mouth of the Chagu—which river it was necessary to ascend before disembarking for Panama. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Midnight was gathering slowly over the earth; that hallowed and mysterious hour, the isthmus between two days. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 The peninsula is joined to the mainland, Arabia Felix, by a narrow sandy isthmus, nearly level with the ocean. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 And, having recrossed the isthmus and loaded his ships with plunder, he bore away for England and reached Plymouth in August 1573. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters The isthmus rapidly degenerated into a moral as well as a climatic pest-house. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise During the forenoon one column, under the fire of the Italians, advanced across the northern isthmus to Portos, four miles north of Durazzo. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Farther up, at the neck of the isthmus, was an old river bed, where the Save had once cut a straight channel. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources The principal difficulty anticipated in the execution of the work, arises from the unhealthiness of the climate on the Atlantic side of the isthmus—a difficulty to which the writer is by no means insensible. A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama Across the great isthmus separating the Caspian and Black Seas run the Caucasus Mountains. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources In the midst of the moral and physical abominations that infested the isthmus during the French occupation, the engineering work went on steadily and conscientiously. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise If now Gage had promptly seized the isthmus, drawn his ships up close, and dragged a battery to the top of Bunker Hill, the American force could very soon have been driven to surrender. The Siege of Boston As well might one have held back the Atlantic from rushing through that canal upon the isthmus, as to have stayed the inflowing of the Saracens through the breach made by "the Traitor," Count Julian! A Short History of Spain This isthmus, connecting North and South America, is about three hundred miles long and from forty to sixty broad. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots No one can now tell just what the specific effect of the cutting of the canal across the isthmus may be; but it will be great and momentous in the affairs of the world. Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root This valley is the only transverse trench which the isthmus affords at this stretch, and it has always fixed the attention of surveyors looking out for a canal site. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise Batteries commanding the road which crossed this isthmus seemed, at the time, quite sufficient to defend the town. The Siege of Boston The wanderers sighed for their native country; but, to prevent their return, their villages, from Annapolis to the isthmus, were laid waste. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I It was supposed at that time that there must be a strait somewhere north of Panama across the narrow isthmus, which would connect the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Footnote 53: A district on the isthmus of Crimea, guarded by a wall and a ditch, the name meaning "Cross-ditch." The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 |
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