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Isthmus Canal History and Panama Route Findings
A historical overview traces canal debates from 19th century surveys through the 1901 Panama decision favoring a lock-type canal. It notes French surveys, Colombian concessions, an international congress, and the evaluation of Nicaragua and Panama routes, ending with a summit level and two-lock design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
France
Pantama
Panama
Nicaragua
Colon
Bohio
Chagres
Pedro Miguel
John F. Stevens
Congress
Isthmus
Board of Consulting Engineers
Caribbean
Gatun
Ferdinand de Lesseps
de Lesseps
Suez Canal
Panama Canal Company
Colombia
Chagres River
Obispo
Culebra
Rio Grande
Gamboa
New
Owas
United States
Com
Miraflores
Panama Bay
Limon Bay
Republic of Colombia
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Republic of Panama