Panama Canal

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artificial waterway canal

The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.

Aliases (12)

Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal ×5
Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal ×2
Panama Canal port system ×2
Caribbean entrance of the Panama Canal ×1
Gatun Locks ×1
Pacific access channel of the Panama Canal ×1
Panama Canal expansion project ×1
Panama Canal lock system ×1
Panama Canal port complex ×1
Panama Canal route ×1
Panama Canal shipping route ×1
Panama Canal watershed ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial waterway → canal →
administeredBy	Panama Canal Authority →
annualTraffic	thousands of ships per year →
avoidsRoute	Cape Horn → Strait of Magellan →
connects	Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean Sea → Gulf of Panama → Pacific Ocean →
constructionChallenges	landslides → tropical diseases →
constructionStartDate	1904 →
country	Panama →
crosses	Isthmus of Panama →
designedFor	shortening maritime routes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans →
endPoint	Panama City →
expansionAdded	third set of locks →
expansionCompletionDate	2016-06-26 →
governedByTreaty	Torrijos–Carter Treaties →
hasEconomicImpactOn	Panama’s national economy → global shipping costs →
hasExpansion	Panama Canal expansion project →
hasLockSystem	Gatun Locks → Miraflores Locks → Pedro Miguel Locks →
hasWaterBody	Gatun Lake →
initialFrenchConstructionStartDate	1881 →
length	about 51 miles → about 82 km →
locatedIn	Central America →
maximumShipClass	Panamax →
maximumShipClassAfterExpansion	Neopanamax →
notableEngineer	George Washington Goethals → John Frank Stevens →
openedBy	United States →
openingDate	1914-08-15 →
originallyInitiatedBy	France →
ownershipTransferredTo	Republic of Panama →
passesThrough	Panama Canal Zone (historical) →
previousAdministrator	United States →
significantlyShortensRouteBetween	New York City and San Francisco →
startPoint	Colón →
strategicImportance	major international maritime trade route →
timeZone	UTC−05:00 →
transferDate	1999-12-31 →
uses	lock-type canal system →
usesWaterSource	Gatun Lake watershed →

Referenced by (48)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Balboa Port ("Panama Canal port complex") → Gatun Lake → Gatun Lake ("Panama Canal watershed") → Miraflores Locks ("Panama Canal lock system") → Pedro Miguel Locks → Port of Balboa ("Panama Canal port system") → Port of Colón ("Panama Canal port system") →	partOf
Balboa Port → Balboa district ("Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal") → Pedro Miguel Locks ("Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal") →	locatedNear
Colón ("Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal") → Gulf of Panama ("Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal") → Panama City →	near
Panama → Panama Canal Zone →	contains
Colón Province → Colón Province ("Caribbean entrance of the Panama Canal") →	hasImportantInfrastructure
Panama Canal Zone ("Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal") → Panama Canal Zone ("Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal") →	hasPart
George Washington Goethals → John Frank Stevens →	notableWork
Torrijos–Carter Treaties →	appliesToJurisdiction
Panamá Province →	borders
Cape Horn sea route →	bypassedBy
Northwest Passage →	competesWith
Gulf of Panama →	connectedTo
Pacific Ocean →	connectedVia
Panama Canal railway system →	follows
Balboa Port ("Pacific access channel of the Panama Canal") →	hasAccessChannel
Port of Balboa →	hasAccessTo
Panama Canal ("Panama Canal expansion project") →	hasExpansion
Panama Canal ("Gatun Locks") →	hasLockSystem
Central America →	hasMajorWaterway
Port of Balboa ("Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal") →	locatedAt
Miraflores Locks →	locatedIn
Panama Canal Authority →	maintains
Panama Canal Authority →	manages
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark →	notableExample
Panama Canal Authority →	operates
Neopanamax →	operatesOn
Biomuseo →	overlooks
Panama Canal railway system ("Panama Canal shipping route") →	parallelTo
Cape Horn sea route ("Panama Canal route") →	replacedBy
Isthmus of Panama →	traversedBy
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes →	usesMaritimeChokepoint
Miraflores Locks →	waterway
Port of Colón →	waterwayConnection
Pedro Miguel Locks →	waterwayServed