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  2. Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the Railway and the proposed Panama Canal route. In 1850, the United States began construction of the Panama Railroad (now called the Panama Railway) to cross the isthmus; it opened in 1855. This overland link became a vital piece of Western Hemisphere infrastructure, greatly facilitating trade.

  3. File:Panama Canal Map EN.svg - Wikipedia

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    Map created using: Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) with SRTM3 V2 data; OpenStreetMap data; File:CanalZone.gif; File:Panama Canal Rough Diagram-non annotated.png; Proposal for the expansion of the Panama Canal; Panama Canal Profile Map; Author: Thoroe: Permission (Reusing this file) Map data (c) OpenStreetMap (and) contributors, CC-BY-SA: Other versions

  4. Template:Panama Canal map - Wikipedia

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    It's a scheme, not a map: Not proportionally, not to scale This is a route-map template for the Panama Canal, a waterway in Panama.. For a key to symbols, see {{waterways legend}}.

  5. Panama Canal Zone - Wikipedia

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    The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish: Zona del Canal de Panamá), also simply known as the Canal Zone, was a concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama that existed from 1903 to 1979. It consisted of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending five miles (8 km) on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and ...

  6. History of the Panama Canal - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the Railway and the proposed Panama Canal route In 1850, Aspinwall founded the Panama Railroad Company, together with explorer John Lloyd Stephens and banker Henry Chauncey. The Company sought to build a railroad (now called the Panama Railway) across the Isthmus of Panama from Limón Bay on the Caribbean Sea to Panama City on the ...

  7. Template:Panama Canal map/doc - Wikipedia

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  8. Isthmus of Panama - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Geography of Panama - Wikipedia

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    A map of Panama. 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.

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