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What
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GALLIARD OR
CULEBRA CUT --
Narrowest section of the Panama Canal (8 and 1/2 miles long) originally
300 feet wide; widened to 500 feet by 1969; further widened to a minimum
of 630 feet in straight sections and up to 730 feet at curves in project
started in 1996 and completed in 2001. This latest widening project
now allows virtually 24-hour unrestricted two-way passage of large-size
ships, including Panamax ships, throughout the Canal. [Courtesy of Panama Canal
Authority from its website]
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GATUN LOCKS,
three-level locks, is the only set of locks on the Atlantic side of the
isthmus of Panama. [Courtesy of Panama Canal Authority
from its website]
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PANAMA CANAL
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING today at Balboa Heights at the foot of Ancon Hill.
Goethals monument in the foreground. [Photo by Allan
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Panama Canal
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Panama Canal
1914-1999
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FORCE BASE/STATION
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