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Panama Canal

8th wonder of the world!

What is the Panama Canal?

 The Panama Canal is a manmade canal for ships.  It created a passage between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Where is the Panama Canal?

The canal is located in the isthmus of Panama!

Challenges during construction?

A. Organization

B. Sanitation

C. Engineering

D. Tropical diseases

Organization & Engineering

Malaria! Yellow Fever!

Landslides!

France’s role in the Canal?

Panama Canal Museum – murals…   http://www.pancanal.com/eng/history/murals/index.html

• French survey and plan a route through Panama in 1877. 

• France negotiates a treaty with Columbia, agrees to turn the canal over to Columbia in 99 years!

• De Lesseps is the engineer for France   • January 1, 1880 France begins building

France

• Yellow fever, tropical diseases, death• Engineering problems• Rising costs! • France gives up and is far in debt!• The construction was not half way

finished!

United States

• Learned from France’s mistakes• Benefited from the work France had

done• Finished the canal and held control

until it was transferred to Panama

Canal opens August 15, 1914

How does the Canal work?

• Canal is 51 miles long• From Colon to Panama City• Travel – about 8 hours

• Fun Facts http://library.thinkquest.org/27638/panama.html

December 31, 1999

Sources• Cia World Factbook• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html  12/6/2011• Canal de Panama  http://www.pancanal.com/eng/general/howitworks/index.html   

12/6/2011•  Panama Canal history •  www.pancanal.com/eng/history/history/french.html 12/6/2011• How stuff works  http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/panama-canal.htm  

12/6/2011• Panama Canal Museum  

http://panamacanalmuseum.org/index.php/exhibits/detail/hells_gorge/  12/6/2011• Two Tone Blue  http://twotoneblue.com/panama_canal_maps.htm  12/6/2011• Marine Insight

 http://www.marineinsight.com/marine/how-the-water-locks-of-panama-canal-work/   12/6/2011

• Panama Canal Railway Company  http://www.panarail.com/en/new-pma-railroad/index.html  12/6/2011

• ThinkQuest  http://library.thinkquest.org/27638/panama.html 12/6/2011