Land bridge

Land bridge is essentially a historical term; it refers to dry land exposed during periods of low sea level (see regression), connecting what are now separate continents or islands. The best-known is the Bering land bridge, which connected North Asia and Alaska during the last ice age, enabling humans to migrate from Eurasia to the Americas by walking. Another land bridge connected Great Britain to Europe at around the same time. A historic land bridge surviving to the present day is the Sinai, connecting North Africa with Southwest Asia; across this land bridge hominids and humans have migrated out of Africa. A land bridge doesn't have to be narrow enough to be called an isthmus.

Related Topics:
Sea level - Regression - Continent - Island - Bering land bridge - North Asia - Alaska - Ice age - Eurasia - The Americas - Great Britain - Europe - Sinai - North Africa - Southwest Asia - Hominid - Human - Isthmus

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