Panama Canal
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Panama Canal
A canal bisecting the Isthmus of Panama and linking the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is 82 km/51 mi long, and
150 m/490 ft wide in most places; built by the US Corps of
Engineers (1904–14). In 1979, US control of the Panama
Canal Zone (8 km/5 mi of land flanking the canal, formerly
the site of a US military installation) was passed to the
Republic of Panama, which guaranteed the neutrality of
the waterway itself when it took over operational control of
the canal in 1999. A major upgrading and widening
project, announced in 2007, is due for completion in 2014.
Source: www.reference.com, The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
Copyright © 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia
University Press
Panama Canal
A canal bisecting the Isthmus of Panama and linking the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is 82 km/51 mi long, and
150 m/490 ft wide in most places; built by the US Corps of
Engineers (1904–14). In 1979, US control of the Panama
Canal Zone (8 km/5 mi of land flanking the canal, formerly
the site of a US military installation) was passed to the
Republic of Panama, which guaranteed the neutrality of
the waterway itself when it took over operational control of
the canal in 1999. A major upgrading and widening
project, announced in 2007, is due for completion in 2014.
Source: www.reference.com, The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
Copyright © 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia
University Press
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