Asia
- The Caucasus region connecting Europe to Asia between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea is sometimes considered an isthmus.
- The Isthmus of Kra connecting Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia.
- The Sinai Peninsula forms the isthmus between the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea and also forms the Asian border area towards Africa.
Read more about this topic: List Of Isthmuses
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“I believe that the fundamental proposition is that we must recognize that the hostilities in Europe, in Africa, and in Asia are all parts of a single world conflict. We must, consequently, recognize that our interests are menaced both in Europe and in the Far East.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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