Pacific approach to the Panama Canal

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maritime waterway nautical approach shipping channel

The Pacific approach to the Panama Canal is the navigational waterway and surrounding maritime area on the Pacific Ocean side that guides ships to and from the canal’s locks near Panama City.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pacific side defense network of the Panama Canal	1
Pacific side of Panama Canal	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime waterway ⓘ nautical approach ⓘ shipping channel ⓘ
associatedWith	Neopanamax vessel traffic ⓘ Panama Canal expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy	coast of Panama near Panama City ⓘ
connectsTo	Miraflores Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Miguel Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAccessPoint	Pacific entrance anchorage areas ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	high density of commercial shipping traffic ⓘ requires compulsory pilotage for canal transits ⓘ
hasFunction	guides ships from Panama Canal locks to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ guides ships to Panama Canal locks from the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
hasInfrastructure	maritime traffic separation schemes ⓘ navigation buoys ⓘ pilot boarding areas ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	international shipping lane ⓘ
hasNavigationalRole	approach channel for vessels entering the Panama Canal from the Pacific side ⓘ departure channel for vessels exiting the Panama Canal to the Pacific side ⓘ
hasRisk	congested traffic conditions ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance	key gateway between Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean via Panama Canal ⓘ
isEntranceSideOf	Pacific side of the Panama Canal ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Balboa NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama City NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoredBy	Panama Canal Vessel Traffic Management System NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyLandform	Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Amador Causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ Bridge of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ
openedForUse	1914 ⓘ
partOf	Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ global maritime trade routes ⓘ
regulatedBy	Panama Canal Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
servesPort	Port of Balboa NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	Panama Canal navigation regulations ⓘ
supportsActivity	anchoring of vessels awaiting canal transit ⓘ bunkering and ship services near Balboa ⓘ
usedFor	international maritime trade ⓘ transit of oceangoing vessels ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Pacific entrance channel → partOf → Pacific approach to the Panama Canal ⓘ

Pacific locks section → locatedIn → Pacific approach to the Panama Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific side of Panama Canal

Fort Kobbe → partOf → Pacific approach to the Panama Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific side defense network of the Panama Canal