The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific. The only other water passages between the oceans are in the Arctic and Antarctic.
It is said the IDEA if not quite the practical reality of an inter-ocean canal were intriguing political leaders as far back as Jefferson. The Intracoastal waterway (also built by the Corps of Engineers) is similar on a much smaller scale.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal allows ships to pass through south America to Central America or vice versa.
The main US interest in Panama is the Panama Canal, which allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and the Pacific without having to go all the way to the tip of South America to do so.
Pacific & Atlantic Ocean
The Panama Canal
Pacific ocean and Atlantic ocean
Panama Canal. Connects the Pacific to the Carribean Sea.
The Panama canal connect the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. If there was no canal a ship would have to travel all the way around the southern tip of South America.
Greatly reduced travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
It tremendously reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
I think it was the panama canal i just learned about it in social studies it was used to travel across America instead of going around south America.
It tremendously reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.