English to Persian (Farsi) Social Sciences Geography Territorial Formations

Greetings,

What do you call a panhandle? It is a long, thin part of a country, often jutting out into another country. One example would be Alaska – its panhandle juts out into territory which one would otherwise expect to belong to Canada.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhandle

Best wishes, and many thanks,

Simon