Tayabas Isthmus, separates the
Bicol Peninsula
The Bicol Region, designated as Region V, is an administrative region of the Philippines. It comprises six provinces, four on the Bicol Peninsula (the southeastern end of Luzon): Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Sorsogon, and two ...
from the main part of
Luzon Island
Luzon ( , ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippine archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, a ...
, and the
Bondoc Peninsula which lies between
Tayabas Bay and
Ragay Gulf. Luzon has a width of but it narrows to and not more than , when it comes to such straits. The isthmus is located between the
Tayabas Bay and
Lamon Bay.
This
isthmus
An isthmus (; : isthmuses or isthmi) is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea count ...
is located in the province of
Quezon
Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon () and historically known as Tayabas, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon Regions of the Philippines, region on Luzon. Lucena, a highly urbanized ci ...
and covers the towns of
Atimonan,
Plaridel,
Padre Burgos,
Agdangan,
Unisan, and
Pitogo.
Landforms of Quezon
Isthmuses of Asia
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