Panama Canal
Everything you need to know about the Panama Canal
Panama Canal Facts
*The Panama Canal is 50 miles long
* The Canal was started in 1904 and was finished in August 15 1914
*The panama canal helped import and export goods.
*supposed to cross the Isthmus east to west
*a canal is a man made water way used to all ow boats a quicker passage
*United states had control of the panama canal until 1979
* complete control of the canal was given to panama in 1999
Benefits to building the canal
*It was built to shorten a trip around South America
*it was less money to travel through the panama canal then the Tip of south america
*It saved fuel which saved money
*It also saves natural resources so we could use more of those resources.