United States Panama Canal

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:canal
gptkbp:academic_programs gptkb:Lock
water management
gptkbp:challenges landslides
disease control
engineering difficulties
financing issues
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:construction_started 1904
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Panama_Canal_Museum
historical reenactments
Panamanian culture
art and literature inspired by the canal
celebration of Canal Day
gptkbp:economic_impact job creation
global trade
revenue generation
gptkbp:environmental_impact deforestation
water pollution
biodiversity loss
ecosystem changes
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Panama_Canal_Expansion_Project
June 26, 2016
gptkbp:future_plans sustainability initiatives
expansion of services
technological upgrades
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Miraflores_Locks
gptkb:Pedro_Miguel_Locks
gptkb:Culebra_Cut
gptkb:Gatun_Lake
gptkb:Gaillard_Cut
gptkbp:has_toll yes
gptkbp:historical_event U. S. military presence
transfer of control to Panama
Canal Zone establishment
Panama independence from Colombia
U. S. control until 1999
gptkbp:historical_significance strategic military route
U. S.-Panama relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Panama Canal
gptkbp:length 50 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Panama
gptkbp:navigation_system gptkb:Panama_Canal_Railway
gptkb:Vessel_Traffic_Service
gptkbp:opened August 15, 1914
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Panama_Canal_Authority
gptkbp:original_construction_end gptkb:1914
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:logistics
gptkbp:total_traffic over 14,000 ships annually
gptkbp:tourism popular tourist destination
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Hay-Bunau-Varilla_Treaty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Panama_Canal_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8