Isthmus of Corinth
The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth.
Photo: NASA, Public domain.- Type: Isthmus
- Description: isthmus in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Berzaxa Corinth”, “ismu de Corinto”, “Isthmos”, “Isthmos von Korinth”, “Istme de Cortint”, “Istmus van Korinthe”, “Korint Boğazı”, “Korinta istmo”, “Korintheidet”, “Korinthiska näset”, “Landengt vu Korinth”, “Истм”, “Истмийский перешеек”, “Істм”, “Істмійський перешийок”, “Коринтски Теснец”, “איסתמוס הקורינתי”, “מיצר קורינתוס”, “코린트 지협”, “コリント地峡”, “哥林多地峽”, and “柯林斯地峽”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Istmia and Temple of Poseidon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gefyra Isthmou and Isthmia.
Isthmia
Village
Isthmus of Corinth
- Categories: isthmus and landform
- Location: Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.93293° or 37° 55′ 59″ north
Longitude
22.98374° or 22° 59′ 2″ east
Elevation
71 metres (233 feet)
Open location code
8G94WXMM+5F
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Isthmus of Corinth” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Landengte van Korinte”
- Albanian: “Istmusi i Korinthit”
- Arabic: “برزخ كورنث”
- Armenian: “Կորնթոսի պարանոց”
- Asturian: “ismu de Corintu”
- Azerbaijani: “Korinf bərzəği”
- Azerbaijani: “Korinf bərzəxi”
- Basque: “Korintoko istmoa”
- Bavarian: “Isthmus vo Korinth”
- Belarusian: “Карынфскі перашыек”
- Belarusian: “Карынфскі пярэсмык”
- Belarusian: “Карынцкі пярэсмык”
- Bulgarian: “Коринтски провлак”
- Catalan: “istme de Corint”
- Catalan: “Istme de Corint”
- Cebuano: “Isthmus of Corinth”
- Chinese: “科林斯地峡”
- Chinese: “科林斯地峽”
- Chuvash: “Коринф пымакĕ”
- Czech: “Korintská šíje”
- Dutch: “Landengte van Korinthe”
- Esperanto: “Istmo de Korinto”
- Estonian: “Kórinthose maakitsus”
- Finnish: “Korintin kannas”
- French: “Isthme de Corinthe”
- Galician: “istmo de Corinto”
- Georgian: “კორინთის ყელი”
- German: “Isthmus von Korinth”
- Greek: “Isthmós Korínthou”
- Greek: “Isthomís Korínthou”
- Greek: “Ισθμός Κορίνθου”
- Greek: “Ισθμός της Κορίνθου”
- Hebrew: “מצר קורינתוס”
- Hungarian: “Korinthoszi-földszoros”
- Indonesian: “Tanah Genting Korintus”
- Italian: “Istmo di Corinto”
- Japanese: “コリントス地峡”
- Korean: “코린토스 지협”
- Kurdish: “Berzaxa Korîntê”
- Kurdish: “بەرزاخا کۆرینتێ”
- Latin: “Isthmus Corinthius”
- Latvian: “Korintas šaurums”
- Latvian: “Korintas zemesšaurums”
- Lithuanian: “Korinto sąsmauka”
- Luxembourgish: “Isthmus vu Korinth”
- Macedonian: “Коринтска Провлака”
- Macedonian: “Коринтски Провлак”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Korinteidet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Korinteidet”
- Norwegian: “Korinteidet”
- Norwegian: “Landtangen ved Korint”
- Persian: “باریکه کورینس”
- Polish: “Przesmyk Koryncki”
- Portuguese: “Istmo de Corinto”
- Romanian: “Istmul Corint”
- Russian: “Коринфский перешеек”
- Serbian: “Коринтска превлака”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Korintska prevlaka”
- Slovak: “Korintská šija”
- Slovenian: “Korintska ožina”
- Spanish: “Istmo de Corinto”
- Swedish: “Korintiska näset”
- Tamil: “கொரிந்தின் பூசந்தி”
- Thai: “คอคอดคอรินท์”
- Turkish: “Korint Kıstağı”
- Ukrainian: “Коринфський перешийок”
- Uzbek: “Korinf boʻyni”
- Welsh: “Isthmws Corinth”
- Western Armenian: “Կորնթոսի Նեղուցը”
- Western Frisian: “Lâningte fan Korinte”
- Wu Chinese: “科林斯地峡”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Paradeisos and Kyras Vrysi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Korinthos Canal and Roman Bath at Isthmia.
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