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Map of Panama Canal Zone. The Caribbean Sea is at the top left, the Gulf of Panama is at bottom right. The Panama Canal Zone ( Spanish: Zona del Canal de Panamá ), also simply known as the Canal Zone, was a concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama that existed from 1903 to 1979.
Canal Zone, historic administrative entity in Panama over which the United States exercised jurisdictional rights from 1903 to 1979. It was a strip of land 10 miles (16 km) wide along the Panama Canal, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and bisecting the Isthmus of Panama.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A map from 1903 of the Panama Canal Zone showing the Canal Zone boundaries, the channel route from Colon to the city of Panama, railroad route, lakes, reservoirs, locks, and towns along the canal. Map notes indicate the minimum depth of the canal to ...
The Panama Canal Zone
Aug 12, 2013 · This Official ICC map shows the Canal Zone as it would have existed in November 1905 when John Stevens started his work there. John Wallace had abruptly left the job in June of that year. The red line across the middle of the map is the centerline of the planned Canal, still sea level, with distances demarcated in kilometers.
Map of Panama Canal. Because of the configuration of the Isthmus of Panama, the canal runs northwest-southeast from the city of Colon to Panama City. In between are the blue waters of Gatun Lake and the dark green forests on either side of the canal. The Canal Zone extends approximately 8 km on either side of the shipping channel, except near ...
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The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometre (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.
