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The Panama Canal
⭐ MasteredThe Panama Canal is a human-made waterway that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Ships travel through it to avoid a much longer journey around South America.
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The Panama Canal opened in 1914 and saves ships about 8,000 nautical miles on some journeys.
All about The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a human-made waterway that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama. Ships travel through it using locks that raise and lower them. It saves ships a long journey around the southern tip of South America.
It is one of the most important shipping routes in the world, and its locks help ships move between sea levels that are very different.
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