The Panama Canal is an artificial 82-kilometer waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama as a conduit for maritime trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial fresh water lake created by damming the Chagres River, then lower them at the other end; a third, wider lane of locks was constructed between September 2007 and May 2016 to allow the transit of larger, Neopanamax ships. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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SignificanceThe American Society of Civil Engineers has ranked the Panama Canal one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. 1 FAQs
Where does the water that works the Panama Canal locks come from?
Gatun Lake supplies it; the lake was made by damming the Chagres River in 1913.
The water comes from Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created in 1913 by damming the Chagres River. According to Wikipedia, the lake provides the millions of liters of water needed to operate the locks each time a ship passes through.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers has ranked the Panama Canal one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
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The Panama Canal is an artificial 82-kilometer waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama as a conduit for maritime trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
In Group: Canals and Seaways, Introduction
The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometer (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean.
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