Panama Canal project

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure_project
gptkbp:built 10 years
landslides
lock system
labor strikes
disease control
financial mismanagement
rainforest clearance
gptkbp:completed 1914
gptkbp:constructionStarted gptkb:Panama_Canal_Treaty_of_1977
gptkb:Panama_Canal_expansion_project
increased shipping traffic
maintenance challenges
Panama_Canal_Authority_established
gptkbp:cultural_impact migration of workers
gptkbp:culturalSignificance books
historical sites
documentaries
museums
films
gptkbp:environmental_impact increased trade
disruption of ecosystems
gptkbp:foundedIn 1904
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Culebra_Cut
Gatun Lake
Mouth of the Chagres River
gptkbp:historical_significance strategic military route
gptkbp:historicalEvent French_attempt_failed_in_1880s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Panama Canal project
gptkbp:internationalRelations gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:length 50 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Panama
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Panama_Canal_Authority
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Ferdinand_de_Lesseps
gptkb:George_Washington_Goethals
gptkb:John_Frank_Stevens
gptkbp:opened August 15, 1914
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Panama_Canal_Company
gptkbp:significance connects_Atlantic_and_Pacific_Oceans
gptkbp:technology dredging equipment
steam shovels
gptkbp:treaty Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
gptkbp:type canal