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Panama is a country located in Caribbean, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. Panama is located on the narrow and low Isthmus of Panama. This S-shaped isthmus is situated between 7° and 10° north latitude and 77° and 83° west longitude. Panama encompasses approximately 75,417 km 2 (29,119 ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Panama. Geography of Panama. Panama is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere. Americas. North America. Middle America. Central America; Time zone: Eastern Standard Time ; Extreme points of Panama High: Volcán Barú 3,475 m (11,401 ft) Low: North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea 0 m
The Gulf of Panama (Spanish: Golfo de Panamá) is a gulf of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Panama, where most of eastern Panama's southern shores adjoin it. The Gulf has a maximum width of 250 kilometres (160 mi; 130 nmi), a maximum depth of 220 metres (722 ft) and the size of 2,400 square kilometres (930 sq mi). [ 1 ]
The Isthmus of Panama. The Isthmus of Panama (Spanish: Istmo de Panamá) [1] is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal. Like many isthmuses, it is a location of great geopolitical and strategic importance.
Pages in category "Geography of Panama" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ... Mobile view ...
Aerial View of Panama Bay with Panama City in the background. The Panama Bay ( Spanish : Bahia de Panamá ) is a large body of water off the coast of southern Panama , at 8°50′00″N 79°15′00″W / 8.8333333°N 79.25°W / 8.8333333; -
GEBCO is the only intergovernmental body with a mandate to map the whole ocean floor. At the beginning of the project, only 6 per cent of the world's ocean bottom had been surveyed to today's standards; as of June 2022, the project had recorded 23.4 per cent mapped. About 14,500,000 square kilometres (5,600,000 sq mi) of new bathymetric data ...
By 2000, Panama controlled the Panama Canal which connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea to the north of the Pacific Ocean. Panama's total area is 74,177.3 km 2 (28,640.0 sq mi). [73] The dominant feature of Panama's geography is the central spine of mountains and hills that form the continental divide.