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The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal. By Ana R. Rivera – Passalacqua, Ed. D. The Panama Canal is a man-made channel which joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken.

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The Panama Canal

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  1. The Panama Canal By Ana R. Rivera – Passalacqua, Ed. D.

  2. The Panama Canal is a man-made channel which joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

  3. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. The building of the 77 km (48 mile) canal was plagued by problems, including disease (particularly malaria and yellow fever) and landslides.

  7. By the time the canal was completed, a total of 27,500 workmen are estimated to have died in the French and American efforts.

  8. Panama Canal • Access to 144 maritime routes in 80 countries • 14,721 ships transit the waterway in 2007 • Movement of cargo of 300 MT/ year • US$ 833 M or 566 M euros representing more than 11% of the GDP of 2007 • The Canal is more secure, more efficient, more profitable and handles more trade than ever

  9. Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam Bremerhaven Tilbury Felixstowe Osaka Hamburg Nagoya Dunkerque Thamesport Halifax Shanghai Zeebrugge Seattle NJ/NY Kwangyang Tokyo Qingdao Wilmington Le Havre Pusan Pusan Shimizu Newport News Antwerp Oakland Keelung Charleston Baltimore Port Said Yantian Miami Savannah Savannah Savannah . Yokohama Los Angeles Hong Kong Everglades Long Beach Marseilles New Orleans Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Kobe Colon Colombo Kingston Manzanillo Hakata Chabang Veracruz La Spezia Kaohsiung Cartagena Manzanillo (Mx) Manzanillo (Mx) Maracaibo Buenaventura La Guaira Puerto Limón Tanjung Priok Guanta Balboa Puerto Cabello Manta Doniambo Guayaquil Callao Santos Arica Tahiti Singapore Paranagua Iquique Itajai Brisbane Coquimbo Antofagasta Sydney Valparaíso San Antonio Auckland San Vicente Melbourne *Courtesy of Source: Compair Data 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. According to the UNCTAD report, Panama is the Latin American country that offers the most connectivity

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