Miraflores Locks

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Panama Canal lock lock complex

Miraflores Locks is a key two-step lock complex near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal that raises and lowers ships between sea level and the canal’s main elevation.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Miraflores Locks canonical 10
Cocolí Locks 1
Miraflores Locks area 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Panama Canal lock ⓘ
lock complex ⓘ
adjacentTo Miraflores Lake ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Panama City ⓘ
Canal locks ⓘ
connectedTo Pedro Miguel Locks ⓘ
constructionStart early 20th century ⓘ
country Panama ⓘ
elevationChange approximately 16 meters ⓘ
approximately 52 feet ⓘ
function lowers ships from canal elevation to sea level ⓘ
raises ships from sea level to canal elevation ⓘ
hasFeature concrete lock chambers ⓘ
control tower ⓘ
miter gates ⓘ
museum exhibits ⓘ
observation decks ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
hasInfrastructure control house ⓘ
lock chambers ⓘ
locomotive towing system ⓘ
hasTourism major visitor attraction ⓘ
hasTraffic ocean-going vessels ⓘ
hasView Pacific entrance channel ⓘ
Panama City skyline ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th-century engineering ⓘ
locatedIn Panama Canal ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ
Panamá Province ⓘ
surface form: Panama Province
locatedNear Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal ⓘ
lockType two-step lock ⓘ
namedAfter Miraflores Lake ⓘ
numberOfSteps 2 ⓘ
opened 1914 ⓘ
operatedBy Panama Canal Authority ⓘ
ownedBy Panama ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Panama
partOf Panama Canal ⓘ
surface form: Panama Canal lock system

original Panama Canal locks ⓘ
region Central America ⓘ
significance key component of Panama Canal operations ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
usedFor interoceanic shipping ⓘ
maritime transit ⓘ
waterSource Gatun Lake via canal system ⓘ
waterway Panama Canal ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panama Canal → hasLockSystem → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Pedro Miguel Locks → connectsTo → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Pedro Miguel Locks → isAdjacentTo → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Gatun Lake → lockSystemSupplied → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Balboa Port → nearbyInfrastructure → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama Canal locks on the Pacific side
Balboa district → nearbyInfrastructure → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama Canal locks (Pacific side)
Pacific entrance channel → connects → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miraflores Locks area
Pacific entrance channel → adjacentTo → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Pacific locks section → hasPart → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Pacific locks section → hasPart → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cocolí Locks
Fort Clayton → locatedNear → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Miraflores Lake → partOf → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama Canal lock system
Miraflores Lake → connectsTo → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Miraflores Lake → locatedNear → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Miraflores Lake → hasLockConnection → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
Causeway Islands → near → Miraflores Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama Canal Miraflores Locks