Gatun Locks
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Gatun Locks is a major lock complex on the Panama Canal that raises and lowers ships between sea level and Gatun Lake as they transit the waterway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gatun Locks canonical | 2 |
| Panama Canal locks system | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panama Canal lock
ⓘ
lock complex ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Gatun Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Gatun Lake navigation channel
|
| connectsTo |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ Gatun Lake ⓘ |
| constructionEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
reinforced concrete
ⓘ
steel gates ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| designedFor | Panamax-size vessels ⓘ |
| elevationChange |
approximately 26 meters
ⓘ
approximately 85 feet ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | one of the largest lock systems in the world at time of completion ⓘ |
| formerlyOperatedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete lock chambers
ⓘ
control house ⓘ miter gates ⓘ spillway ⓘ towing locomotives ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
container ships ⓘ ocean-going ships ⓘ tankers ⓘ |
| isSectionOf |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Atlantic side locks
|
| locatedIn |
Colón Province
ⓘ
Panama ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Colón
ⓘ
Gatun Lake ⓘ
surface form:
Gatun
|
| lockType | gravity-fed lock ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gatun Lake ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Gatun Dam ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| operator | Panama Canal Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal
Panama Canal ⓘ original Panama Canal lock system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | enabling transit between Atlantic Ocean and Gatun Lake ⓘ |
| region | Isthmus of Panama ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major transit point for global maritime trade ⓘ |
| uses | freshwater from Gatun Lake for lockages ⓘ |
| waterSource | Gatun Lake ⓘ |
| waterwayFunction |
lowers ships from Gatun Lake to sea level
ⓘ
raises ships from sea level to Gatun Lake ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Panama Canal locks system