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Across the Isthmus Panama Canal First Vessel’s Passage
A reader imagines the first ocean liner to traverse the completed Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific. The narrator details entering Colon, passing Gatun locks, the Culebra cut, Miraflores and Balboa, then emerging into the Pacific with Gatun Dam, hydroelectric plant, and canal city landmarks vividly described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon, C. Z
Panama Canal
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Atlantic
Great Canal
Vunama
Portobello
Colon
Mediterranean
Margarita Island
Ous
Tero Point
Colon Harbor
Limon
Washington
Uncle Sam
United States
Europe
Latin America
Cristobal
Columbins
Eugenie
San Blas
Limon Bay
Gatun Locks
Gatun Lake
Tiger Hill
Lion Hill
Gatun