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Panama Canal
A ship canal crossing the Isthmus of Panama in the Canal Zone and connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean.
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What is the Panama Canal exactly?
The Panama Canal is a man made canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Approximately 50 miles long, it stretches across the Isthmus of Panama. The idea of the project derived from King Charles of Spain, when he suggested to cut a piece of land from Panama to speed up trading and to make it safer. However, wars in Europe hindered the project. The French began to make a canal in 1881 (Ferdinand deLesseps) but it was abandoned 8 years later due to deLessep's struggles. The Hay Bunau Varilla Treaty was signed, giving Panama independence, hence the opportunity to build a canal. With 80,000 workers employed, it was finally opened in August of 1914. It cost $320 million and 30,000 lives, but it was VERY successful and is still in use today. Answered by Alessandra (please visit my site, raoallie.com and alessandrarao.com)
Where will you find Orchid Turn and Empire Reach?
Orchid Turn and Empire Reach are in the Panama Canal.
Orchid Turn: 9º 11' 2.62" N, 79º 50' 42.47" W; GPS 9.18406, -79.84513
Empire Reach: 9º 3' 39.74" N, 79º 39' 47.12" W; GPS 9.06104, -79.66309
How did the opening of panama canal affect transportation?
The opening of the Panama Canal affected transportation because now, sailors didn't have to sail ALL the way around South America.
What factor help influence the us to build the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt wanted to create a canal that would let ships sail between the Atlantic and the Pacific without going around South America and the canal site was in Panama.
What does the sentence a man a plan a canal panama and the?
a man a plan a canal panama can be spelled forwards and backwards its called a palindrome
What is lubricant for food as it passes through the alimentary canal?
Mucus produced by cells which line the digestive tract.
When was agent orange used in the Panama Canal Zone?
The United States has never admitted to the use of agent orange in the Panama Canal Zone.
The day the Panama Canal was finished?
October 10, 1913
really i say it was finishes in 1914. on October, 10 hi Oscar
Does the Panama Canal pass through Venezuela or Colombia or Mississippi?
No. The Panama Canal passes through Panama.
What was the American reaction to President Roosevelt's securing the Canal Zone?
The majority of Americans had a positive reaction to President Roosevelt's securing of the Canal Zone, believing the canal was vital to the United States. There were, however, detractors.
shorten trade routes
What present oversaw the building of the Panama Canal?
If the question is what President oversaw the construction of the Panama Canal, it would be Theodore Roosevelt.
Which country panama or Ecuador gives best return on us dollar?
They use the US dollar as their currency in Ecuador.
A ship on the Atlantic Ocean enters the panama Canal at the city of what?
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.=
It took a crew of 40 workers over 2 years to build the canal. Some synonyms for canal are channel, cove, duct, and trench.
