the English channel
English Channel
The Engilsh channel
Tasmania is part of Austalia.However, the body of water that lies between the Austalian state of Tasmania and the mainland is known as Bass Strait (not "straight").
The water between the mainland of Australia and Tasmania is called Bass Strait.
A Strait, such as the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia or the Strait of Gibraltar between Europe and Africa.
The English Channel
An isthmus is a narrow body of water between two lands.
You would be on the English Channel - which is 22 miles wide at its narrowest point.
The Bosporus Strait and the Sea of Marmara.
The English Channel connects the United Kingdom to mainland Europe, specifically to France. It is a narrow body of water that separates the southern coast of England from northern France.
Canals; they have two lands and a narrow body of water in between!
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