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so ships from the atlantic coast wouldn't have to travel around south america to get to the Pacific Ocean

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Because this way you wouldn't have to go all the way around South America to get goods to the West Coast from the East Coast, which they had to do before the Panama Canal

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Q: Why do you thiink there was such an interest in building a canal to connect the Atlantic ocean and pacific ocean?
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