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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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Our Travel Group and the crew from The Discovery
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Our Travel Group and the crew from The Discovery

  • Panamanian Flag flying from the stern of The Discovery - 9:30  P M on 9/7/2009
  • Our Captain - Orlando Rojas
  • The Discovery At Night
  • Miraflores Locks Looking Back Toward The Centennial Bridge
  • Miraflores Locks Looking South
  • The Control House for the Miraflores Locks
  • The Miraflores Locks Looking North Toward the Pacific Ocean
  • Our Travel Group and the crew from The Discovery
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