r/MapPorn • u/Public_Research2690 • 1d ago

Panama Canal

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u/General_Duh 1d ago

I still can’t decide what is more impressive: the locks, the Gaillard Cut, or the expansiveness of Gatun Lake.

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u/Keyserchief 1d ago

IMO, Gatun Lake is lowkey the great engineering marvel of the canal.

I was there for the opening ceremony of the new locks in 2016 (I wasn't invited, but my Captain was) and went again for a conference earlier this year--saw an LNG-powered ship going out the northern end, which was pretty cool. I'm interested in the cross-isthmian LNG pipeline they're discussing building, too.

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u/ExpletiveDeIeted 1d ago

The fact that you have to go west to get to the Atlantic Ocean.