2. History  The Panama Canal was owned by:  Colombian-1903  French- 1889  American-1904  After World War 2 the canal was owned by the U.S  In 1930 water supply was an issue  Remains one of the chief revenue sources

3. History  Vasco Nunez de Balboa  Knew there was a possibility to build a canal  Work started in 1889 by the French  Completed in 1914 by the U.S  By 2008 more than 815,000 vessels passed through  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2txiUx4meE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2txiUx4meE

4. Geography  48 miles, 77.1 km  Minimum depth is 41 ft  Highest depth is 112 ft  Width is 200 ft

5. U.S History  U.S started work on it in 1921  Paid $10million for the Panama canal  Paid $40million for the Panama railroad

6. Fun Facts  You can see the sunset on the Pacific and Atlantic  Greatest engineering achievement in the 20 th century  Connects the Atlantic and the Pacific ocean  Was owned by three different countries

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