Relief Map and Cross Section, Panama Canal

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Excavation made by the U.S. Government ATLANTIC OCEAN PT. TORO PROPOSED FORTIFICATION Mean Ocean Level, O Colono OMARAJAL QHARANJITOS SAN JOSE LIMON BAY CHAGRES RIO PINA Galveston Charleston Savannah Norfolk Philadelphia New York Boston DISTANCE (VIA COLON) Pensacola Gulfport Mobile New Orleans 11 High Water 26 inches Mean Ocean Level, O High Water Level 10 ft. Low Water 26 inches S S Low Water Level 10 ft. Miles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Miles to Panama 11 11 11 SCRISTOBAL 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 NITHOPE 11 11 11 MINDA Dam GATON LOCKS LEFT 85 FEET By Cape Horn 11,421 11,443 11,452 11,461 11,477 11,576 Bry 11,582 11,775 11,956 11,977 12,161 Goo By the Canal 1,401 1,423 1,432 1,441 W< 1,457 1,556 1,562 1,755 1,936 1,957 2,141 LAKE Artificial lake 3+ LION HILL TIGER HILL BOHIOO Distance saved 10,020 10,020 10,020 10,020 10,020 10,020 MONTE LIRIO AHORCA LAGARTO 10,020 10,020 10,020 10,020 10,020 Length Channel .Gatun Dam Time of passage VISTA Jeh OPENA BLANCA 22 FRIOLES CHAGRESITO STAVERNILLA OM Juan Grande San Pablo Mamel width at top bottom Through Canal Locks 11 Gorgona 64TO Matachin Length of crest Extreme width Height above normal lake level GATUN Obispo JUAN GRANDE OMAME CUPERA QUAN HINA PIRIVAT Las Cascadas Rio SANPABLO Balle 40 miles 500 to 1000 ft. 300 to 650 ft. 10 hours 3 hours 8000 ft. 2600 ft. 30 ft. GORGONA LAS CASCADAS OMATACHIN EMPIRE Emperador PALO GRANDE LAS CRUCES GAMBOA OBISPO CULEBRA Locks Culebra At Gatun. 11 CULEBRA Paraiso Pedro Miguel Miraflores Culebra Cut Length Total number of men employed Estimated total cost Area of Canal Zone Pedro Miguel Locks Miraflores Locks PARAISO 3 double sets set sets 11 SALL Rio Grande. Corozal BEDRO MIGUEL Excavations made by the French PR LOCK La Boca COCOLI MIRAFLORES LOCKS LA SAVANA Panama COROZAL IFLAMENCO IPERICO HACIENDA DE CABRAO Average lift 32 ft. Length 1000 ft. Width 110 ft. 9 miles 35,500 $375,000,000 448 Sq. Miles OF THE BAY OF PT.PAITILLO CANAL LAND DIVIDED I.NAOS. BATEL ISTHMUS PACIFIC THE WORLD UNITED OCEAN OF PANAMA

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