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Panama Canal; Giant ships , climb the hill

The Panama Canal is a canal that cuts the isthmus of Panama
along the 82 km, cutting North America and South America as well
connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This canal cuts the time
cruising ship not to have rolled through the southern tip of America
South.

Since splitting plateau, passing through the canal boat was like riding down
mountain. For that the ship must pass through three swimming dam. Where is
raised to a height of 26 m above sea level and at the last dam
back down. A shortcut along the 82 km was passed only in
time 8 hours. 14,000 ships per year

Panama canal there at Lock 3, the Gatun Locks, Pedro Miguel Locks
and Miraflores Locks. Ships coming from the Atlantic Ocean will
through the Gatun Locks and the ship lifted 85 feet (26 meters) to the surface
Gatun Lake, then continue through the ship Gatun Lake to 23 Mile range
(37 Km) before then entered Gaillard (Culebra). Now after passing
Gaillard Cut is the ship will then sail to the Pedro Miguel Locks
(Gaillard Cut length itself is 8 Miles or 13 Km). Arriving at Pedro
Miguel Locks, Locks well on this will change the water levels lower
which is about 30 feet or 9 m which are directed sailing ship
into Miraflores Lake (lake is smaller than the Gatun lake
The first locks were) that would eventually see past the Miraflores Locks
Locks and the ship will return to the sea at the lower level and then
will ship free to sail back to sea (Pacific Ocean), and total
gatun distance from miraflorest locks to reach 80 km or 50 Mil.kapal
ship itself will be attracted by such a train from the side of the canal at the time
will enter the Locks to keep his position.
Spoiler for construction:

2007 years ago, the Panama Canal began to expand. although each of the dams
305 m long, 33.5 m wide, an enormous size for the needs of the
1914. But this was no longer appropriate for the tankers giant
and the parent vessels or the largest U.S. aircraft carrier today.
Cruise ship "Queen Elizabeth 2," for example, as it passes through the canal, on both sides
the hull, each only a difference of 75 cm from the dam wall.
Meanwhile, the U.S. battleships "New Jersey" is not only leaves room
up to 25 cm on both sides! Of course, this makes wryly guides
ships, which must be on board when the little locomotive controller
pull the ships through the dam into the steel rail.


Concretely, Panama canal expansion will be accompanied by
construction of two extra-wide doors of water, ie at the beginning and end of the canal.
The Panama Canal will also be expanded and deepened in some places.
This project will take at least eight years and costs
reached more than EUR 5 billion.
source : kaskus.us