Panama Canal

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History The Panama Canal was owned by: Colombian-1903 French- 1889 American-1904 After World War 2 the canal was owned by the U.S In 1930 water supply was an issue Remains one of the chief revenue sources

History Vasco Nunez de BalboaKnew there was a possibility to build a canal Work started in 1889 by the French Completed in 1914 by the U.S By 2008 more than 815,000 vessels passed through

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Geography 48 miles, 77.1 km Minimum depth is 41 ft Highest depth is 112 ft Width is 200 ft

U.S History U.S started work on it in 1921 Paid $10million for the Panama canal Paid $40million for the Panama railroad

Fun Facts You can see the sunset on the Pacific and Atlantic Greatest engineering achievement in the 20th century Connects the Atlantic and the Pacific ocean Was owned by three different countries

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