The Panama Canal is a waterway that cuts throughout Panama in Central America. It connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
The Panama Canal has modified the best way individuals and items journey from place to put. Earlier than the canal, ships touring between New York and San Francisco needed to sail across the tip of South America. By crusing by means of the Panama Canal, ships journey lower than half as far.
The canal has a number of sections. The primary part is a lake that lies about eighty five ft (26 meters) above sea degree. To succeed in this lake, ships from the Atlantic Ocean journey by way of sections referred to as the Gatun Locks. A lock has metal gates at every finish. When closed, the gate at one finish acts like a dam. It holds again the excessive water in entrance of a ship. The gate on the different finish closes behind the ship. Water flows into the lock. It raises the water within the lock, lifting the ship to the excessive-water degree. The entrance gate then opens, and the ship strikes ahead.
From the locks, the ship sails into Gatun Lake. Then the ship sails by means of the Gaillard <
The USA constructed the Panama Canal. For 10 years, hundreds of individuals labored on it. It was completed in 1914. The canal was run by the USA. In 1977, the USA and Panama agreed that Panama would take management of the canal in 1999. On the finish of 1999, Panama took over management of the canal. In 2007, Panama started increasing the canal to deal with bigger ships.