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Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone former territory within Panama, 553 sq mi (1,432 sq km), that was administered by the United States under a 1903 treaty (with later amendments) with Panama. The zone included the Panama Canal and an area extending 5 mi (8.1 km) on each side. Under the terms of a later treaty (1977), the zone was abolished in Oct., 1979, and returned to Panamanian rule; the canal itself was ceded to Panama in 1999. Panama has begun turning former military installations into housing, civilian ports, hotels, industrial parks, universities, and sports facilities. Some bases have been converted into tourist complexes aimed at attracting cruise-ship passengers, while some undeveloped areas have become eco-tourist sites. The northern section of the former territory is now part of Colón prov., and the southern section part of Panamá prov. Cristóbal , Balboa (Caribbean and Pacific ports, respectively), and Ancon are the chief towns.
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Panama and Suez.(builder of the Suez Canal fails in his attempt to build a Panama Canal)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...de Lesseps began his canal across Panama, his company was bankrupt...the Suez and Panama canals, is the terrain through...build the 50-mile Panama Canal. At Suez, some...removed to create a canal about 100 miles long. The Panama and Suez canals, although ...
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Brain Ticklers.(quiz on the Panama Canal)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 4/1/2001; 560 words
; ...first country to attempt to build a canal through the Isthmus of Panama. [] True [] False 2. Ferdinand...the creation of both the Suez and Panama canals. [] True [] False 3. Building the Panama Canal simply meant digging a ditch through...
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Panama Canal Expansion Breaks Ground.
PR Newswire; 9/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...They came from every province of Panama and from across the globe to witness...of the historic expansion of the Panama Canal. The crowd, totaling an estimated...the Panamanian government and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) in a ceremony...
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Panama Canal Authority Forms Strategic Alliance with Massachusetts Port Authority; Alliance Will Boost Trade Between New England and Asia Through the Panama Canal.
PR Newswire; 10/10/2003; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- With more than 60 percent of Panama Canal traffic originating from or traveling to the East...the shipping and maritime community. About the Panama Canal Authority The Panama Canal Authority is the autonomous agency of the...
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Panama Canal may yet face its greatest challenges
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 4/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...hour transit through the Panama Canal. The Avon paid $36...in transit tolls to the Panama Canal Authority, under...problems, the Panama Canal's successful operations are a source of pride. Panama's economy barely grew...
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Panama Canal Authority Proposes Changes to Pricing System, Regulations
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 2/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...Contact: Teresa Arosemena (Panama), of the Panama Canal Authority, +1-507-272-1873; or Roquena...http:// www.pancanal.com. About the Panama Canal Authority The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is the autonomous agency...
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Panama Canal Authority Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary of Successful Panamanian Administration; ACP Assumed Control of Waterway December 31, 1999.
PR Newswire; 12/27/2004; 700+ words
; PANAMA CITY, Panama, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Five years since the Panama Canal was handed over to the Panamanian people...research to plan the future of the Panama Canal and guarantee the waterway's safe...
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Panama Canal Authority Proposes Changes to Pricing System, Regulations.
PR Newswire; 2/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...http://www.pancanal.com/. About the Panama Canal Authority The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is the autonomous agency of the Government of Panama in charge of managing, operating and maintaining...
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Panama Canal Establishes Strategic Alliances With U.S. East Coast Ports.
PR Newswire; 6/17/2003; 700+ words
; ...Trade Between Asia and East Coast Through the Panama Canal 'All-Water Route' is Most Safe, Reliable...will be renewable on an annual basis. About the Panama Canal Authority The Panama Canal Authority is the autonomous agency of the...
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Panama Canal Begins Tests of Simultaneous, Two-Way Transits at Canal's Most Narrow Channel; Trials Occur at Recently Widened Gaillard Cut.
PR Newswire; 4/17/2003; 700+ words
; ...PANAMA CITY, Panama -- PANAMA CITY, Panama, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that it has...high degree of safety. About the Panama Canal Authority The Panama Canal Authority is the autonomous agency...
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Panama Canal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Panama Canal █ JUDSON KNIGHT From the time of its opening in 1914 until 1977, when the United States transferred it to the nation of Panama, the Panama Canal was a symbol of U.S. influence in the Americas and, ultimately...
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Panama Canal Purchase Act (1902)
Book article from: Major Acts of Congress
Panama Canal Purchase Act (1902) Matthew M. Taylor Excerpt from the Panama Canal Purchase Act "An Act...this setback suggested the canal would now be built in Nicaragua...nationalists were insistent on the Panama route. The U.S. Navy...
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Panama Canal Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PANAMA CANAL TREATY PANAMA CANAL TREATY (1977). In January 1964, twenty-one Panamanians...Panamanian, Gilberto Guardia Fabr é ga, was to oversee the Panama Canal Commission for the first time. Ten years later, at noon on 31...
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Building the Panama Canal
Book article from: American Decades
BUILDING THE PANAMA CANAL The Choice of Panama The Panama Canal was one of the great engineering triumphs of its era. For decades shipping interests had dreamed of shortening the trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific, which until the canal was...
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Panama Canal Zone
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Panama Canal Zone former territory within Panama, 553 sq mi (1,432 sq km), that was administered by the United States under a 1903 treaty (with later amendments) with Panama. The zone included the Panama Canal and an area extending 5...
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