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Panama Canal — a canal extending SE from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama. 40 mi. (64 km) long. * * * Canal of the lake and lock type, Panama. Extending across the Isthmus of Panama, it connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is… … Universalium
Panama Canal Zone — Coordinates: 9°07′03.61″N 79°43′12.60″W / 9.1176694°N 79.720167°W / 9.1176694; 79.720167 … Wikipedia
Panama Canal — An interoceanic waterway across the Panamanian isthmus initially envisaged by Spanish conquerors in the sixteenth century. Between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries there was an isthmian road that suddenly became vitally important in… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
History of the Panama Canal — The history of the Panama Canal goes back almost to the earliest explorers of the Americas. The narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This … Wikipedia
Panama — • Located in Central America Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Panama Republic and Diocese of Panama † … Catholic encyclopedia
Panama — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Panama (disambiguation). Republic of Panama República de Panamá (Spanish) … Wikipedia
Panama — Panamanian /pan euh may nee euhn, mah /, adj., n. Panamic /pa nam ik/, adj. /pan euh mah , maw /, n. 1. a republic in S Central America. 2,693,417; 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km). 2. Also called Panama City. a city in and the capital of Panama,… … Universalium
Panama-Kanal — Der Panamakanal ist eine künstliche Wasserstraße, welche die Landenge von Panama in Mittelamerika durchschneidet und den Atlantik mit dem Pazifik für die Schifffahrt verbindet. Die erste Durchfahrt erfolgte am 15. August 1914. Lage des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cascade Locks and Canal — The Cascade Locks and Canal was a navigation project on the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, completed in 1896. It allowed the steamboats of the Columbia River to bypass the Cascades Rapids, and thereby opened a… … Wikipedia
History of Panama — Indigenous periodPanama The earliest traces of these indigenous peoples include fluted projectile points. Central Panama was home to some of the first pottery making villages in the Americas, such as the Monagrillo culture dating to about 2500… … Wikipedia
