Wonders3 - Panama Canal

Title

Panama Canal

Latitude

9.24818

Longitude

-79.92

Place

Isthmus of Panama

Geocoding Status

The geocoder found no matches.

World_Time

Modern

Image_Url

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Link_Url

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal

Brief

The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Year_Constructed

1914

Description

Construction of the canal was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken.

Description_2

It has had an enormous impact on shipping between the two oceans, obviating the long and treacherous route via the Drake Passage and Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America

Tooltips

<img width='55px' height='38px' src='http://wondersoftheworld.idvsolutions.com/Shared%20Documents/thumbnails/Panama.png'> Panama Canal Type: Modern Location: Isthmus of Panama Built: 1914

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 Panama Canal</td>
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 Modern</td>
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 Isthmus of Panama</td>
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 Construction of the canal was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken.</td>
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 It has had an enormous impact on shipping between the two oceans, obviating the long and treacherous route via the Drake Passage and Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America</td>
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<td><a target='_blank' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal'>
 Wikipedia</a>
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LargeImage

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