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  2. Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    Location of Panama between the Pacific Ocean (bottom) and the Caribbean Sea (top), with the canal at top center. 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.

  3. Panama Canal Authority - Wikipedia

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    The ACP took over the administration of the canal from the Panama Canal Commission, the joint US–Panama agency that managed the canal, on December 31, 1999, when the canal was handed over from the United States to Panama as per the Torrijos–Carter Treaties. It is headquartered in Balboa, a district of Panama City.

  4. History of the Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Panama Canal cost the United States about $375 million, including $10 million paid to Panama and $40 million paid to the French company. Although it was the most expensive construction project in US history to that time, it cost about $23 million less than the 1907 estimate despite landslides and an increase in the canal's width.

  5. Threatened by climate change, Panama Canal has big ... - AOL

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    The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama, home to hundreds of families that eke out a living farming, fishing and raising cattle, could soon be submerged by a massive man ...

  6. Panama Canal water levels at historic lows, restrictions to ...

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    By Elida Moreno. PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The Panama Canal's water levels have not recovered enough as the end of the rainy season approaches and limits on daily transit and vessel draft will stay ...

  7. Panama Canal expects new water reservoir for ship crossings ...

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    The Panama Canal expects to complete a billion-dollar construction of a new water reservoir within six years that will help ensure the passage of 36 ships a day, the administrator of the global ...

  8. Panama Canal expansion project - Wikipedia

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    A Neopanamax ship passes through the Panama Canal's Agua Clara lock in 2019. The Atlantic Bridge is seen in the background.. The Panama Canal expansion project (Spanish: ampliación del Canal de Panamá), also called the Third Set of Locks Project, doubled the capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new traffic lane, enabling more ships to transit the waterway, and increasing the width and ...

  9. Panama Canal Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Panama Canal Museum (Spanish: Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panamá) is a non-profit and public museum located in Panama City, Panama.Established in 1997, the museum is devoted to the history of the construction of the Panama Canal in its various stages, including the first French construction attempt, the later construction by the United States, and the eventual transfer to Panamanian ...