Canals

Panama was a part of Columbia. The US fomented a revolt in Panama, then signed a treaty with the new state of Panama. This was around 1902 (maybe not exact). Panama signed over the canal zone to the USA, and the USA built the system of locks, canals, and lakes that is called the Panama Canal.

The Panama canal was not "discovered". It was started by Teddy Roosevelt in 1906 and cost over 300 million. The US Army Corps of Engineers directed most of the construction which involved the excavation of 240 million cubic yards of earth. It is 40 miles in length and opened to shipping in August 1914. The US paid Colombia 25 million as a redress for the loss of Panama.

Some hardships people building the Panama Canal faced were: - Trying to dig through jungle and mountains - Explosive diarrhea, caused by tropical diseases. - Attacking wombats (which is REALLY odd, because they don't originate from Panama) - Count Choculitis. - Hematite: the world's newest STD. - Oral Aquification: a rare, horrendous disease where the victim's teeth dissolve into an acidy liquid and drain down the backs of their throats. - Alcoholism. - Yellow fever. - Malaria.

Built by the French-owned Suez Canal Co. under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

The Suez Canal was first built over 2,000 years ago. In 1859, the Suez Canal was built again, by the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company, and took 10 years to build. The first ship to pass through the canal did so on 17 February 1867; Giuseppe Verdi wrote the famous opera Aida for this ceremony. The canal made is possible to easily transport goods across the world. The canal also allowed Europeans to travel to East Africa, and this area was soon controlled by European powers. The success of the canal encouraged the French to start building the Panama Canal. After the Six Day War in 1967, the canal remained closed until June 5, 1975. A UN peacekeeping force has been stationed in the Sinai Peninsula since 1974, to avoid more wars. About 15,000 ships pass through the canal each year, which is about 14% of world shipping. Each ship takes up to 16 hours to cross the canal. Retrieved from "http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal"

In the making of the Suez canal about 120,000 Egyptains died....... that's all i know ^-^

The Panama Canal is a split of North and South America, so whenever goods are transported by water, they just pass through the Panama Canal instead of going all the way around South America. It helps take less time to transport goods.

A factory owner on the east coast of the United States who wants to sell products to China.

The purpose of the Panama canal is to connect the Pacific ocean to the Atlantic ocean. Without it ships would have to round South America to make that journey, so the canal saves a lot of time.

The canal was closed from 1967 to 1975 due to hostilities between Egypt and Israel.

119 miles

3 Inches, 5 tops.

Sigan Tunnel in Japan ( between two islands).

In 1902 Columbia controlled the area and President Roosevelt used some diplomacy to get some wealthy residence to declare independence and promise military support. Panama became a country in 1903 and a treaty was signed giving the US control of the land to build the project.

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This meant that shipping could pass between the two oceans without risking the atrocious weather often found when passing Cape Horn, South America.

It connected the Pacific ocean and the Caribbean sea

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.

St. Petersburg

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