Panamá Canal

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:canal
gptkbp:builder French company
gptkbp:challenges disease outbreaks
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:construction_material earth and rock
gptkbp:construction_started August 15, 1914
January 1, 1881
gptkbp:economic_impact facilitates international trade
gptkbp:environmental_impact altered ecosystems
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:2016
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Lock
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Culebra_Cut
gptkbp:has_toll based on vessel size
gptkbp:historical_event construction challenges
gptkbp:historical_significance major shipping route
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Panamá Canal
gptkbp:international_recognition gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:length 82 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Panama
gptkbp:major_cities_served gptkb:Balboa
Cristobal
gptkbp:navigation_system gptkb:Vessel_Traffic_Service_(VTS)
gptkbp:navigation_time approximately 8-10 hours
gptkbp:notable_engineering water-level system
gptkbp:number_of_rooms gptkb:Gatun_Locks
gptkb:Miraflores_Locks
gptkb:Pedro_Miguel_Locks
gptkbp:opened August 15, 1914
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Panama_Canal_Authority
gptkbp:panama_canal_treaty gptkb:1977
gptkbp:passenger_traffic over 12,000 transits
gptkbp:primary_use shipping and trade
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Panama_Canal_Expansion_Project
gptkbp:total_locks gptkb:3
gptkbp:tourism popular tourist destination
gptkbp:type artificial waterway
gptkbp:u._s._involvement 1904 to 1999
gptkbp:water_source gptkb:Gatun_Lake
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Panamá_West_Province
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7