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The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometer (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.
4 Αυγ 2015 · Why the Construction of the Panama Canal Was So Difficult—and Deadly. A staggering 25,000 workers lost their lives. And artificial limb makers clamored for contracts with the canal builders.
7 Οκτ 2024 · Panama Canal, the lock-type canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the narrow Isthmus of Panama. The length of the Panama Canal from shoreline to shoreline is about 40 miles (65 km). It was completed in 1914 and is one of the two most strategic artificial waterways in the world.
The idea of a canal across Central America was revived during the early 19th century. In 1819, the Spanish government authorized the construction of a canal and the creation of a company to build it. Although the project stalled for some time, a number of surveys were made between 1850 and 1875.
John Frank Stevens engineered one of the greatest engineering wonders of the world, the Panama Canal, but he had to overcome many challenges along the way. See more in this clip from Season 1...
The Panama Canal, which was completed in 1914, connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and significantly shortens some shipping routes by allowing vessels to bypass South America. This infographic provides a timeline and map of the Panama Canal along with a number of interesting facts.
7 Οκτ 2024 · That the canal was built in Panama is primarily attributable not to the intrinsic merits of the Panama route but to the ingenuity and zeal of two remarkable men who worked separately toward a common goal: the French engineer Phillipe-Jean Bunau-Varilla and the American lawyer William Nelson Cromwell.
