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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.
1,112 Questions
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.
When did President Theodore Roosevelt visit the Panama Canal construction?
He departed on a 3 day tour of Panama on November 9th 1906.
Has Panama ever had a tsunami?
Panama has had four tidal waves since 1882. One hundred people have died from them. The highest was three meters high.
The building of the panama canal proved challenging because?
There was a shortage of labor. Of failed negotiations in the past. And the working conditions were bars and dangerous. So all of the above!
Which canal requires ships to pass through the gulf of aden where pirate attacks are common?
Suez Canal
What was name of first US battleship through Panama Canal?
The USS Missouri ..... July 1915.... accompanied by the Ohio and the Wisconsin.
Which canal opens first the Panama or the Suez?
The Suez Canal first opened in 1869. The Panama Canal opened in 1914.
Do the mules pull ships through the Panama Canal?
The "mules" or locomotives are used to pull ships through the Panama Canal. Each "mule" weighs 50 tons and operates with two 290 horsepower units.
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What did US imperialism do to help create the Panama Canal?
US imperialism a goal of US president Theodore Roosevelt who helped end the power of dictator Noriega of Panama. One of the benefits of the Panama Canal was to increase shipping of commerce between North and South America towards the improvement of import and export business.
Why was Panama chosen as the sire for a canal?
The "Sire"? LOL!
I assume you mean "site", of course, and it was chosen as the narrowest land between the two American continents, refined by the presence of Lake Gatun and streams that can keep the canal full on its crossing of the high ground of the isthmus.
Building the Panama Canal what difficulty did the men face?
Mostly fighting Mosquitoes which resulted in many suffering and dieing from Malaria
Why panama canal is called gateway of Pacific Ocean?
The Panama Canal is a short cut between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Using the Panama Canal enables shipping to avoid the longer and stormy passage round Cape Horn (the southern tip of South America).
it could be a gate, bridge, lock or key but the main one would be a gate
Why is the canal not a canal but sets of locks?
The dafinition of a canal is an artifitial water way,even though its not just a ditch, it is still a canal.a lock canal is a type of canal( panama canal),the other is a ditch canal( suez canal) and also be specific on what canal your talking about
What is the Panama Canal used for?
so ships can get from the pacific to the Atlantic or vice versa, without having to travel around the continents
What is theComplete Palindrome sentence of 'a man a --- a canal panama?
A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!
Yes, you are farther west at the Carribbean entrance (Atlantic Ocean) than you are when you arrive at the Pacific entrance to the Canal and the canal operates on fresh water.
Sidney Waits
No, it's not true, but I don't think Dr.Laythe would appreciate you typing the entire test on answers.com in an attempt to get easy answers. The answer is on the second page of chapter 19 if you don't believe I am giving you the right answer. Just consider this a freeby.
Teddy Roosevelt said it in reference to starting to dig on the Panama Canal after years of delays over location, who would do the work, etc.
