Gold Hill

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Gold Hill is a prominent landform in the Panama Canal area, historically significant for the massive excavation work required to cut through the nearby Gaillard Cut.

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Gold Hill canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill
landform
associatedWithProject construction of the Panama Canal
associatedWithStructure Culebra Cut
Gaillard Cut
continent North America
country Panama
elevation approximately 170 meters
approximately 560 feet
geologicalComposition basalt
volcanic rock
historicalPeriod Panama Canal construction era
locatedIn Canal Zone
Panama Canal area
locatedNear Culebra Cut
Gaillard Cut
locatedOnSideOf east bank of the Panama Canal
namedAfter gold-colored appearance of rock and soil
nearbyWaterway Chagres River
Panama Canal
oppositeOf Contractor’s Hill
partOf continental divide in Panama
region Central America
risk landslides during canal construction
slope instability
significance landmark along the Panama Canal
major obstacle during construction of the Panama Canal
required massive excavation work for Panama Canal
usedAs reference point for canal navigation
visibility visible from ships transiting the Panama Canal

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Gaillard Cut passesNear Gold Hill