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    Panama Canal - Wikipedia

    • The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometer (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial … See more

    Length82 km (51 miles)
    Maximum boat length366 m (1,200 ft 9 in)
    Maximum boat beam49 m (160 ft 9 in) · (originally 28.5 m or 93 ft 6 in)
    Maximum boat draft15.2 m (50 ft)
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    The idea of the Panama Canal dates back to 1513, when the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa first crossed the Isthmus of Panama. European powers soon noticed the possibility to dig a water passage be… See more

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    While globally the Atlantic Ocean is east of the isthmus and the Pacific is west, the general direction of the canal passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific is from northwest to southeast, because of the shape of the isthmus at t… See more

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