The Panama Canal: 66 Fascinating Facts for Kids PDF Download

Author: Peter Nielsen
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Languages : en
Pages : 41

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The Panama Canal: 66 Fascinating Facts For Kids***In the late 18th century the French began work on building a canal across Panama, but after eight years of battling against tropical disease, thick jungle and raging rivers, they finally admitted defeat and returned home. 25 years later the Americans succeeded where the French had failed, constructing the Panama Canal, a 50-mile-long (80 km) waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.***The Panama Canal almost ended up as the Nicaragua Canal. The Central American country of Nicaragua was a serious consideration for the building of a canal connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic, but Panama was chosen in the end.***The Panama Canal has 12 huge locks which form a massive water-filled staircase to transport ships over the mountains of Panama. Each 1,000-feet-long (76 m) lock is only 250 feet (76 m) shorter than the height of the Empire State Building.These are just a few of our fascinating facts about the Panama Canal - why not find out more?We hope that the facts about the Panama Canal in our book will fascinate you and encourage you to learn even more about this remarkable engineering project.Chapters: The Search for a Shortcut | The French Attempt | The United States Takes Over | Work Begins | The Panama Canal Plan | The Culebra Cut | The Gatun Dam | The Panama Canal Locks | Completion | Assorted Panama Canal Facts