Besides , the isthmus joining paliki to kefalonia is 180 metres ( 600 feet ) above sea level , too high for the two to have been separate 而且，帕利克连接凯法利尼亚的地峡高出海平面180米（ 600英尺） ，对两个分离的地方来说都显得太高了。
At the extreme northern end of the peninsula , on a narrow isthmus , is the imposing gateway ( portas do cerco , or border gate ) , which leads to the zhuhai and zhongshan areas of china 而?仔岛与路环则由一条2 . 2公里长的公路相连。在半岛北端狭窄的地峡通路(关闸)接壤通往国内的珠海及中山等地区。
Yet john underhill of edinburgh university has found evidence that the isthmus is full of landslide rubble , which could have tumbled into a narrow sea channel during an earthquake 然而，爱丁堡大学的约翰?安德希尔发现证据显示这个地峡布满了山崩后的砾石，它们可以在发生地震时滚落到一个狭窄的海峡里。
He adds that plans for transisthmian railways in mexico and central america are not real competitors because moving a container from the pacific to the caribbean would cost ten times more than through the expanded canal 他接着说，在墨西哥和中美洲穿越地峡铁路的设想并不是真正的竞争对手，因为把货柜从太平洋移到加勒比海，该计划的耗费是经由扩建后的巴拿马运河的十倍以上。
With respect to their towns , later on , at an era of increased facilities of navigation and a greater supply of capital , we find the shores becoming the site of walled towns , and the isthmuses being occupied for the purposes of commerce and defence against a neighbour 怀着对家乡的敬仰，之后，在一个航海术不断成熟和首都补给不断扩大的时期，我们发现海岸变成了有城墙城市中的一部分，占据地峡用来商业目的和抵御邻居。
