Panama Canal

Gate is the name given to the lower barrier of a canal lock. A Canal lock is used to lower and raise the water to move boats along a waterway.

It is a system of gates to allow ships to move up or down from 1 level to another. The vessel moves into the lock & water is allowed to either leave or enter the lock to change the level, when the water equalizes to the new level, either up or down, then the next gate can be opned to allow the vessel to move on. Because the levels in the Red Sea & the Meditteranean are the same there was no need for a lock system in the Suez canal.

The locomotives, (Electric Mules) are used to pull ships through the locks of the canal. Also due to the very close fit of the largest ships (like the panamax tankers), the locomotives work together to maintain ship position within the width of the locks. sometimes there are only inches to spare on each side.

The grand canal played a role in trade by allowing the chinese to move goods and crops from distant agricultural areas into cites

According to the Panama Canal Authority, it takes from 8-10 hours for a port-to-port transit, depending on the size of the vessel
According to the Panama Canal Authority, it takes from 8-10 hours for a port-to-port transit, depending on the size of the vessel
Well that all depends on where you are going and where you are starting from. However the canal is 50 miles long and it could take anywhere from 8 to 10 hours, depending on the boat size.

Horrible. hot and it rained a lot. Humid all around... its a nightmare. A lot of workers died.

ADDED. They did not die from those conditions, but from malaria and other tropical diseases.

Colón, on the Atlantic end of the Canal, is 646 miles (1,041 km) due north of the equator.

At Panamá City, on the Pacific end, it's 621 miles (1,000 km).

It is 3649.3 miles or 5873.1 kilometers from Seattle, Washington to Panama City, Panama.

getting throgh the 2 contenents Along with that, there was also many more issues. There were diseases such as Yellow Fever and Malaria. Many labrorers died in the making of the canal because of things like this. Other than those things, removing rocks took some time and effort. They had to sometimes remove the rocks by hand or machine but they could also blow them up. They set explosions to remove rocks that were in their way.

Atlantic and the pacific

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No. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west everywhere on Earth. it does appear to be more southerly or northerly depending upon your latitude.

The above is true; however, the sun does appear to rise over the Pacific Ocean and set over the Atlantic Ocean at the ends of the canal.

This answer is wrong although the author gets a little of it right, sort of. I have no idea what the second author is trying to say.

First let me, like the first author, say it depends on your latitude. Let me correct the author's statement in his/her second paragraph. The sun does rise in the east and set in the west if you are standing on the equator (0 degrees latitude) The sun rise doesn't appear to move south or north; it actually does move to a more northerly or more southerly point on the horizon, depending on your latitude and the time of year.

Anyone who has visited an extreme northern clime, let's say Fairbanks, (63 degrees north) has seen the sun set in the east for months at a time. But even most Alaskans don't think about it. It is hard to imagine but if you ever see it, or see a video of it you will understand. This phenomenon is what causes the midnight sun in Alaska.

At certain times of the year, near the summer solstice, the sun rises in the east like we all expect it to. It climbs to its zenith in the west then comes back down and sets in the east, very near the point it set.

That distance between the point on the horizon where the sun sets and rises moves further apart each day so that on the equinox the sun travels directly over head, 12 hours of sun up 12 hours of darkness.

Still not convinced? Think about this. If you are standing on the North Pole, in the summer season, the sun doesn't rise or set in the east or the west.

My suggestion is you stop using sites like this to get your knowledge. Go to a site that lists sunrise and sunset times for any place on the globe for any day of the year.

So now I will ask you, does the sun ever rise in the west?

The business end- show me the money! Close the Emergency doors, err, lock gates.

If you are asking about the mass of workers from the West Indies, they went to Panama because there were well-paid jobs there.

The United States assisted in a Panamanian revolt against Columbia and Panama became an independent country.

Before the United States could begin building the Panama Canal, other countries had tried but failed primarily due to the terrain. The land was very swampy, which is a great breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes carried the disease malaria, which infected and killed many workers. The US drained the swamps to eliminate this issue.

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Panama is located in Central America between Colombia and Costa Rica. It is the only country in North America to border South America.

A flight from Vancouver, Canada to the Panama Canal in Panama would take about 8 hours. There is approximately 3,722 miles between the two locations.

John Hay supported the Open Door Policy and the building of the Panama Canal.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and navigator. He and his crew were the first Europeans that crossed the Isthmus of Panama, in the year 1513. He also was the founder of the first European settlement in America.

For accurate information on the process check on this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/563220.stm Other then that, the U.S. officially exchanged control with the government of Panama on December 31st, 1999, at Noon. It had been in the process of being done for over twenty years, and it was done by President Jimmy Carter.

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The Cape Cod Canal sees dozens of vessels pass through each day. The canal is a shortcut that leads from the Cape Cod Bay to Buzzards Bay.

It was built in the narrowest part of the isthmus. The existence of Gatun Lake was also a factor and eliminated a lot of digging. It was both shorter across and relatively low, requiring fewer locks to be built.