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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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Who owned the area of the Panama Canal?
Panama owns the Panama Canal. Although the US had control over the Canal Zone from 1903 to 1979, the treaty was eventually amended in 1977.
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What are the advantages the Panama Canal provided the US?
Because that way US boats can get through to the Caribbean or Pacific ocean without going around the entire continent of Africa.
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What was the first major canal project?
The first major canal project in the United States was the Erie Canal. It connected the St. Lawrence River with the Great Lakes bring commerce to the center of the new nation.
There's a list on Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_PanamaVoilà , the solution to your problem. :)
What region is the Panama Canal located in?
The Panama Canal is in the country of Panama in the region of Central America.
The Panama Canal connects what bodies of water?
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Why should panama control Panama Canal?
The Us should have the control of the Panama Canal because of variuos reasons. One of them is that the US constructed the Canal. It is their right to keep it. Now the president that said to give it to Panama is very stsupid because it is important to have that passage for commerce!
Was the Panama Canal good for panama?
The panama canal was not that great for Panama until it was controled by panana itself because Pana could not tax from it but it still brought many ships around in the area. Since they can tax from it now though they do benefit from it alot
What makes panama an ideal place for building a canal?
Nicaragua was the site chosen first, and the US began to build a canal there until the stock panic of 1893. Building in Nicaragua would have been less expensive at the time when France offered the semi built Panama canal to anyone who would buy it. But Cromwell and Bunan-Varilla wanted America to choose Panama, so they got France to lower the price from $100 million down to $40 million. That made it the same cost as Nicaragua. They then used publicity to convince the American public that Panama was the better site, and to illuminate the problems with Nicaragua. In 1902, a legislative bill, selecting Panama as the canal site, passed the Senate and the House of Representatives and was signed by President Teddy Roosevelt.
Why did Teddy Roosevelt want the canal built quickly?
To start saving time and money right away. In addition the quicker it was built the less the people working on the canal would get sick from yellow fever.
What is the distance between Panama City and Jacksonville?
about 900 miles ??? No, 900 miles is if you want to head toward NYC from Jacksonville (which is about that distance).
Panama City to Jacksonville Florida is about 240 miles NORTH, and the same back to Panama City. You are probably going to spend about 4 good hours on the road.
FYI: there are not 900 miles in the state of Florida. It's a big state, but it's not that big. There are only about 500 miles in this state's length.
What is the military value of the panama canal?
It is sometimes necessary to move warships from the Pacific to the Atlantic (or from the Atlantic to the Pacific) in order to respond to threats in different locations in the world, and since military conflicts can develop rapidly, it may be necessary to move the warships quickly, and the trip around the southern tip of South America is tremendously longer, and slower, than the trip through the Panama Canal.
How did the Panama Canal benefit Latin America?
Not only did the Panama Canal produce many jobs for people all over the world, it also boosted the Economy of Panama and the surrounding countries.
What are some of the major historical events that occurred in the year 1880?
On January 1, 1880 the building of the Panama Canal started. On June 1, 1880 the very first pay telephone was installed. Also on October 4, 1880 the University Of California was founded in Los Angeles.
Why was it important to the United States to build a canal?
It needed a faster way to travel among U.S imperial possessions.
The Atlantic Ocean is about 30 miles distant from the Pacific Ocean at the Panama Canal. Panama's southern border is about 200 miles below the Canal and its northern boarder is about 250 miles above the Canal
What is the capital of the north American nation excluding Panama closest to the Panama canal?
If you consider Panama to be a North American country. (Since the canal runs through it, the country is divide between the north part of the country which is in North American and the southern part which is in South America.) If Panama is considered, the answer is Panama City, Panama.
If not, the closest exclusively North American capital is San Jose, Costa Rica.
