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Widening the Panama Canal
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
June 4, 2003
Country: Panama
Project: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project
The Panama canal, considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world. It cuts through 50 miles of dense tropical jungle and solid rock and provides a ten-hour shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Versus treacherous two week passage around the tip of South America.
Each year thousands of ships go through the canal and are literally lifted across Panama mountain by a remarkable series of water elevators and man-made lakes. When the canal was finished in 1914, it was a marvel of engineering able to handle the mightiest ships of its day. But, that time has passed.
Today new super cargo ships are double even triple the size putting Panama at a crossroads to the gamble billions on redesigning the canal for the 21st century. Or lose billion in revenue from all the ships that the canal can tangle. The very future events country could be riding on that decision.
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Widening the Panama Canal.
Project: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_expansion_project
The Panama canal, considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world. It cuts through 50 miles of dense tropical jungle and solid rock and provides a ten-hour shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Versus treacherous two week passage around the tip of South America.
Each year thousands of ships go through the canal and are literally lifted across Panama mountain by a remarkable series of water elevators and man-made lakes. When the canal was finished in 1914, it was a marvel of engineering able to handle the mightiest ships of its day. But, that time has passed.
Today new super cargo ships are double even triple the size putting Panama at a crossroads to the gamble billions on redesigning the canal for the 21st century. Or lose billion in revenue from all the ships that the canal can tangle. The very future events country could be riding on that decision.
Here with Watch Documentaries 360 in the series of Extreme Engineering in this episode Widening the Panama Canal.
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