The Panama Canal is a man-made canal in Panama which joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, it had an enormous impact on shipping between the two oceans, replacing the long and treacherous route via the Drake Passage and Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America. A ship sailing from New York to San Francisco via the canal travels 9,500 km (6,000 miles), well under half the 22,500 km (14,000 mile) route around Cape Horn.Although the concept of a canal near Panama dates back to the early 16th century, the first attempt to construct a canal began in 1880 under French leadership. After this attempt failed and saw 21,900 workers die, the project of building a canal was attempted and completed by the United States in the early 1900s, with the canal opening in 1914. The building of the 77 km (48 mile) canal was plagued by problems, including disease (particularly malaria and yellow fever) and landslides. By the time the canal was completed, a total of 27,500 workmen are estimated to have died in the French and American efforts.=Since opening, the canal has been enormously successful, and continues to be a key conduit for international maritime trade. The canal can accommodate vessels from small private yachts up to large commercial vessels. The maximum size of vessel that can use the canal is known as Panamax; an increasing number of modern ships exceed this limit, and are known as post-Panamax or super-Panamax vessels. A typical passage through the canal by a cargo ship takes around nine hours. 14,011 vessels passed through in 2005, with a total capacity of 278.8 million tons, making an average of almost 40 vessels per day.==While the Pacific Ocean is west of the isthmus and the Atlantic to the east, the journey through the canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic is one from southeast to northwest. This is a result of a the isthmus's "curving back on itself" in the region of the canal. The Bridge of the Americas at the Pacific end is about a third of a degree of longitude east of the end near Colon on the Atlantic.=
The Panama Canal ends at the Atlantic Ocean. :)
the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Panama Canal joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal links the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The Panama Canal is 48 miles long. It is the fastest way to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
The Panama Canal connects to the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
The Panama Canal is the name of the canal connecting to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans!The Panama Canal joins them.
Panama canal
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. It was created to shorten trips of ships.
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Caribbean Sea.