Canals

Is this for the Panama Canal Research Project for Mrs.Reid's class? =)

Panama Canal, an engineering wonder, constructed between the North & South America. Know the layout of the canal, how the ships get lifted up above the sea level for transit, the lock gates, its construction and importance in shipping industry.

In one respect, the Atlantic opening is farther west than the Pacific opening. While transferring through the Panama Canal, one rises in elevation somewhat higher before returning to sea level, than one does through the Suez Canal. Another significant difference is the length. The Suez Canal is around 190km in length, whilst the Panama Canal is about 80 km long.

The water in them is constantly moving, picking up particles along the way. The water in a river also contains micro-organisms, both plant and animal life, alike... bacteria, fungus, insects, and so much more... I suggest you obtain, from any river, just one drop of water and examine it under a microscope... I guarantee your perception of rivers will be changed forever!

The Suez Canal was very important as it was a short way for ships to travel from western Europe to India and the Far East. - Other than this they would have to travel around the cape of Africa, a journey of some 14 -18 days more.

The Panama Canal separates North and South America. In reality, they are considered the same continent in many respects. In a similar fashion, the Suez Canal separates Africa from the Eurasia Continent.

Before the Panama Canal was built, traders from Europe that traveled by sea had to go down the coast of South America and around the Southern most tip of the North American continent in order to get to places on the west coast of North and South America, like California. This was a very dangerous trip, because the water around the most southern bit of the North American continent has very still water and is full of icebergs, making it hard to navigate.
Once the Panama Canal was in place, the traders could simply go straight through without having to go down and around the whole continent. This shortcut also saved travelers about three months on ship voyages.

Both are canals and both have made shipping much cheaper.

On September 7, 1977,a treaty was signed by President Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos, de facto leader of Panama, granting Panamanians free control of the canal, so long as Panama guaranteed complete neutrality of the canal. The treaty led to full Panamanian control, effective at noon on December 31, 1999.

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You are asking about Venice Italy. Only the old sections of the city has canals. The entire city is on solid land.

Probably to make a quicker route for ships.

They also needed to be able to have a place for ships to stop to fuel and for the crew to use the bathroom and get food to eat, you can't get fuel in the middle of the ocean!

The panama canal, The history of the Panama Canal goes back almost to the earliest explorers of the Americas. The narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The earliest colonists of Central America recognized this potential, and schemes for such a canal were floated several times in the subsequent years.

By the late 19th century, technological advances and commercial pressure advanced to the point where construction started in earnest. An initial attempt by France to build a sea-level canal failed, but only after a great amount of excavation was carried out. This was of use to the United States, which completed the present Panama Canal in 1913 and officially opened it in 1914. Along the way, the state of Panama was created through its separation from Colombia in 1903.

Today, the canal continues to be not only a viable commercial venture, but also a vital link in world shipping.

== == Each year over 14,000 vessels pass through the Panama Canal.

The building of the Panama Canal was first started in 1881 by the French Government and due to a variety of problems ended unsuccessfully in 1889. The French failed because they tried to copy their success with the Suez Canal by building the Panama Canal at sea-level, but trying to cut a very deep trench through the Panamanian hills proved just too much. The builders themselves also suffered very severely from malaria and other diseases.

In 1903, Panama officially declared itself an independent country, giving the United States construction rights for the canal.

In February of 1904, the US Congress officially created the Panama Canal Zone.

The Panama Canal was built by the United States between 1904 and 1914 on territory leased from Panama. The American designers realized the cut would have to go over the hills, using locks replenished from upland rivers. Incidentally, although nominally at sea-level and through a low-lying desert plain, the Suez Canal does have locks, but only at its Northern end and to cope with tidal differences between the Mediterranean and Red Seas. After 10 years of extremely difficult conditions, primarily caused by disease, the US completed the Panama Canal on August 15, 1914.

Shipping traffic started using the canal from its unofficial opening on 15 August 1914, but it was officially opened by US president Woodrow Wilson on 12 July 1920.

the Panama Canal

well basicly the day panama came to existense was the day i was born (none of your bissness)

how many canals in spain

== == In the eastern part of China, from Beijing south to Hangzhou. It passes through the city of Tianjin and the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hebel, and Shandong.

In the book "The Path Between The Seas" they mention the amount of time that is considered saved by using the canal. It takes 12 hours from The Atlantic to the Pacific or reverse. The book states it saves 8000 miles. Time of travel is dependant on speed and distance. Let the math do the work.
you will actually save about fourteen-fifteen days.
You save 8-10 hours

Nasser never even went to Israel. Nasser was a military leader in the army of Egypt, who became president when the military overthrew the Egyptian monarchy. He was president of Egypt at the time of 1967 war against Israel and openly incited violence against the State of Israel.

To link collieries and transport coal to industrial towns like Salford and Manchester.They were later used for travel and trade.

Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt, decided on July 26, 1956 to nationalize the Suez Canal.

Made it possible to ship grain and other goods from southern or northern china

Canals were important to ancient egyptians because it was used for farming and soil.Soil was what let the egyptians farm.It also helped themfrom when there were floods.