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- This is an artificial 82-kilometer waterway in Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama.
- Significance
- Used for maritime trade and across the Isthmus of Panama.
- Shortens time for ships crossing between Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- Avoids the hazardous route around southernmost tip of South America.
- One of the biggest and most challenging engineering projects.
