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Crossing the Isthmus of Panama Via The Panama Canal

The Panama canal is a lock-type canal, approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) long, that unites the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at one of the narrowest points of both the Isthmus of Panama and the American Continent. The Canal officially opened its doors to international trade on August 15, 1914, and since then, more than 942,000 vessels have transited the waterway. The Canal's three sets of locks, each of which has two lanes, operate as water lifts to elevate ships 26 meters above sea level to the level of Gatun Lake, in their transit of the channel across the continental Divide, and then lower them back to sea level on the opposite side of the Isthmus.
The 12.6 km Gaillard Cut is the narrowest stretch in the Panama Canal and represents 15 percent of the waterway's total length. The Cut, extending from Pedro Miguel Locks to Gamboa, crosses the Continental Divide.
We crossed from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. It was a great experience!!
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The Observer - Miraflores Locks
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The Observer - Miraflores Locks

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  • Sharing the Pedro Miguel Lock with the Belllona
  • The north end of the Pedro Miguel Locks
  • Draining the Pedro Miguel Locks and lowering us to the level of the Miraflores Locks
  • Tow boat guiding the Bellona out of the Pedro Miguel Lock
  • The Bellona exiting the Pedro Miguel Locks
  • Entering the Miraflores Locks where vessels go down the last steps from Miraflores Lake to sea level at the Pacific Ocean
  • Entering Miraflores Locks
  • Another view of the Miraflores Locks
  • Looking back toward Pedro Miguel Locks
  • The Bellona following us into the Miraflores Locks
  • Locomotives guiding the Bellona into the Miraflores Locks
  • Looking from the first chamber into the second chamber at the Miraflores Locks
  • The Bellona in the Miraflores Locks.  Not much extra clearence.
  • The gates open after the water level is lowered at Miraflores Lock
  • The Observer - Miraflores Locks
  • Moving into the final chamber at Miraflores Lock
  • Not much margin for error!!
  • Locomotives holding the Bellona in position in the Miraflores Lock
  • One more step down to the Pacific
  • Locomotive with cables attached to a container ship - Miraflores Locks
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