Panama Canal

PANAMA CANALBy: Mark

Earlier Efforts

• Alessandro Malaspina attempted to create a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

• He failed, and to make things worse, he lost about 22,000 men from dieses and other dangers.

Later Efforts

• The later building of the Panama Canal started in 1904.

• This was a extremely hard and dangerous job.

How the Locks Work

• The canal has two sets of locks.• The locks raise or lower allowing

boats to pass through the isthmus.

Locks

• These locks are huge and are extremely strong to keep the water back.

Building Expenses

• The U.S spent over $40,000,000 on equipment and excavations.

• The total cost when it was finished was over $400,000,000.

Rivers and Lakes

• The canal doesn't only consist of locks it also consist of a river and a lake.

• Extremely large ships can pass through the canal. There are very few ships that can’t.

• This is the U.S.S New Jersey.

Why Panama?

• The U.S.A chose Panama because of it’s very narrow isthmus..

Completion

• The Panama canal was completed in 1914. The death toll was lower than early efforts, about 5,609 workers.

Canal Zone• There is a 10 mile stretch of land that is known as the Canal Zone.

• This land was owned by the U.S from 1903-1979

• Presently, it is in control by the Panamanian government.

Inside the Zone

• The Canal Zone has every thing needed to live like hospitals and even a collage.

An Amazing Accomplishment

• The Panama Canal will always be one of man’s most amazing structures.