Panama Canal (Panama Canal) map

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The Panama Canal is to communicate through the isthmus of Panama's Atlantic and Pacific shipping canal, the opening of its greatly shorten the journey between the two oceans, and the Suez Canal also has strategic significance of the world, known as "the world bridge," said.Panama Canal a total length of 81.3 km, the narrowest for the 152 meters, 304 meters broad at its widest point is, from both sides of the canal to the center line were covered by the extension of 16.09 km of the zone, for the Panama Canal Zone, a total area of 1432 square Km.This canal's history can be traced back to the year 1534, the then Spanish King Juan Carlos I had ordered the Isthmus of Panama to carry out investigation and plans to cut its narrowest sections of a canal, but was limited technical capacity and construction conditions , The Spaniards only along the foot of a paved with pebbles across the Isthmus of Yidao.1881, the successful opening of the Suez Canal has been the French Panama Canal Company to obtain the right to build, but because of poor local natural conditions, the project was suspended in 1889.1903, the United States instigated Panamanian independence from Colombia, and the newly established Government of Panama signed the "Panama Canal Treaty," according to the treaty, the United States to build the canal in Panama and "permanent use, occupation and control" of the Canal and the Canal Zone Rights.Panama to the United States one-time payment of 10 million U.S. dollars as the so-called "signing compensation."1914, more than 50 countries labour has finally earned with their blood and tears of the Panama Canal shipping.After the opening of the Panama Canal has greatly promoted the development of the world maritime industry.At present, global trade and transport accounted for 5 percent of the volume of cargo through the canal was sent to the rest of the world.United States, Japan and China is the largest of the three to use the Panama Canal States.1996, Hong Kong and Hutchison Whampoa Group Limited at the two ends of the Panama Canal Papua Cristóbal and the right to operate in Hong Kong.Management period of 25, may be extended after the expiration of 25.

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