Question

(ii) The Panama Canal is a man-made 77 km waterway that cuts across the

Isthmus of Panama. It connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. It is

one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. The

Panama Canal has greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy Cape Horn

route around the southernmost tip of South America. The annual traffic has

risen to about 15,000 vessels.

Questions:

a. What is the length of the Panama Canal? 1

b. How many vessels cross the canal every year? 1

c. Why is the canal important?​

Answer 1

Answer:

isuthumus of panama.it contact the Atlantic Ocean with Pacific ocean

Answer 2

ANSWER

A) 77 km

B) 15000 vessels

C) Panama Canal has greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the

Panama Canal has greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy Cape Horn

Panama Canal has greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America.