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The Isthmus of Panama , also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien , is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean , linking Central ...
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Isthmus of Panama, narrow strip of land, linking Central and South America, comprising the Republic of Panama. It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and Costa Rica and on the south by the Gulf of Panama, the Pacific Ocean, and Colombia. The name Isthmus of Panama sometimes is used to refer only to the region of the Panama Canal.

The isthmus is said to have been discovered by Spanish explorer Rodrigo de Bastidas in 1501, but the first exploration was made in 1502 by Christopher Columbus, who entered what is now Portobelo and established a colony there. The Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the isthmus to discover the Pacific Ocean on September 26, 1513.