1. THE PANAMA CANAL

2. Panama Canal being built Building of the canal and the locks

3. Locks of the Canal The locks lift the ships over sea level, and then later the ships are lowered back to sea level

4. History of the Canal The Panama Canal was completed in August of 1914. The Panama Canal was completed in August of 1914. The opening of the Panama Canal came just when World War 1 started. The opening of the Panama Canal came just when World War 1 started. The first ship to travel through the Canal was the Ancon. The first ship to travel through the Canal was the Ancon.

5. Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean Ship heading out of Canal to Pacific Ocean Entering the canal from the Atlantic Ocean( Caribbean Sea)

6. Gatun Lake

7. Scenery of the Canal Beautiful scenery of Panama Canal

8. Work on the Canal There is always constant work being done on the canal trying to improve it more. There is always constant work being done on the canal trying to improve it more. The Millennium Bridge construction site

9. Ships that use the Canal Hundreds of Ships cross through the Canal a year

10. 91 Years For For 91 years the Panama Canal has made it easier for ships traveling from the Atlantic to the Pacific or vise versa, by not going around South America and by doing this it saves the ships of not traveling an extra 5,200 miles.

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