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Panama Canal milestone marks quarter million ships passage
The Panama Canal, also called the Big Ditch, has seen its traffic reach a quarter of a million ships. The waterway, 50 miles long, links the Atlantic and Pacific, with the Canal Zone under U.S. sovereignty and tolls funding improvements.
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