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gptkbp:instanceOf
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canal
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gptkbp:annualRidership
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over 14,000 ships
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gptkbp:benefits
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revenue from tolls
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Ferdinand_de_Lesseps
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gptkbp:built
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landslides
engineering challenges
June 26, 2016
disease control
financing issues
1904 to 1914
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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symbol of engineering achievement
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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featured in documentaries
featured in literature
featured in films
featured in songs
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gptkbp:depth
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41 feet (12.5 m) at the lowest point
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gptkbp:environmental_impact
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global trade
disruption of ecosystems
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gptkbp:features
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locks
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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gptkb:Isthmus_of_Panama
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Teddy_Roosevelt
gptkb:George_Washington_Goethals
gptkb:John_Frank_Stevens
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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reduced shipping time
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:Panamanian_independence
French_attempt_to_build
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Panama Canal
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gptkbp:impact
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increased efficiency
increased cargo capacity
shift in trade routes
reduced shipping costs
increased transit speed
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gptkbp:is_designed_to
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:is_governed_by
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gptkb:Panama_Canal_Authority
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gptkbp:keyIssues
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gptkb:Agua_Clara_Locks
Cocoli Locks
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gptkbp:length
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50 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Panama
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gptkbp:maintenance
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ongoing dredging
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gptkbp:nearby_attractions
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gptkb:Panama_Canal_Museum
gptkb:Miraflores_Visitor_Center
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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gptkb:Pedro_Miguel_Locks
gptkb:Culebra_Cut
Gatun Lake
Miraflores Locks
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Panama_Canal_Expansion_Project
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gptkbp:opened
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August 15, 1914
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gptkbp:significance
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strategic maritime route
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:training
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lock system
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gptkbp:treaty
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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
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gptkbp:type
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artificial waterway
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gptkbp:waterQuality
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gptkb:Chagres_River
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gptkbp:width
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300 feet (91 m) at the Culebra Cut
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