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.

Aliases (2)

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 (6)

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

Pedro Miguel Locks → connectsTo → Miraflores Locks →

Panama Canal → hasLockSystem → 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)"