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The Panama Canal is an artificial 77 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Canal locks are at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 m above sea level, and then lower the ships at the other end. The original locks are 34 m wide. A third, wider lane of locks was co
The highest toll paid as of July 2011 to cross the Panama Canal was set in 2010 when the cruise ship the Norwegian Pearl eclipsed the previous record set by the cruise ship Disney Magic.The luxurious Pearl had to shell out $375,600 to make the pass through the canal.hips that navigate the Panama Canal go through a series of locks that control the amount of water in the canal and connected reservoirs. The locks slow down the passage through the canal, but it's a necessary part of the journey. Each of the movable lock doors weighs 750 tons.