Panama Canal system

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:canal
gptkbp:annualTraffic over 12,000 vessels
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Gatun_Locks
gptkb:Miraflores_Locks
gptkb:Pedro_Miguel_Locks
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Isthmus_of_Panama
gptkbp:cut gptkb:Culebra_Cut
gptkbp:engineeredFor gptkb:George_Washington_Goethals
gptkb:John_Frank_Stevens
gptkbp:expansion Panama Canal Expansion (Third Set of Locks)
gptkbp:expansionCompleted 2016
gptkbp:facedChallenges gptkb:yellow_fever
malaria
gptkbp:hasArtificialLake gptkb:Gatun_Lake
gptkbp:hasBridge gptkb:Bridge_of_the_Americas
gptkb:Centennial_Bridge
gptkb:Atlantic_Bridge
gptkbp:hasControlStation gptkb:Cristobal
gptkb:Balboa
gptkbp:hasLock yes
gptkbp:hasMaximumVesselSizeAfterExpansion gptkb:Neopanamax
gptkbp:hasTollRevenue major source for Panama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Panama Canal system
gptkbp:length 82 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Panama
gptkbp:maximumVesselLength gptkb:Panamax
gptkbp:opened 1914
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Panama_Canal_Authority
gptkbp:precededBy French canal effort
gptkbp:significance strategic military importance
engineering marvel
symbol of Panamanian sovereignty
global maritime trade
shortens maritime route between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
gptkbp:toll yes
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Panama
December 31, 1999
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 1997
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Chagres_River
gptkb:Gatun_Lake
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Madden_Dam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7