The Engineering of the Panama Canal Locks
In short: The Panama Canal uses a system of gravity-fed locks to lift ships over the continental divide, a feat of engineering achieved through massive excavation and the creation of Gatun Lake.
A 1:40 short film in the series “Engineering Marvels”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, “Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly!”; Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., “Panama Canal”; University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries, “BUILDING THE CANAL | Panama Canal Centennial Online Exhibit”; University of Florida, “The Cutting Edge”; Smithsonian Institution Libraries, “Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly!”; International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, “Panama: The Panama Canal”; Bureau of Transportation Statistics, “U.S. Trade and the Impact of Low Water Levels in Gatun Lake and the Panama Canal | Bureau of Transportation Statistics”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries — Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly! · View →
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. — Panama Canal · View →
- University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries — BUILDING THE CANAL | Panama Canal Centennial Online Exhibit · View →
- University of Florida — The Cutting Edge · View →
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries — Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly! · View →
- International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce — Panama: The Panama Canal · View →
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics — U.S. Trade and the Impact of Low Water Levels in Gatun Lake and the Panama Canal | Bureau of Transportation Statistics · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly!
- Also: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.: Panama Canal
- Also: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries: BUILDING THE CANAL | Panama Canal Centennial Online Exhibit
- Also: University of Florida: The Cutting Edge
- Also: Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Make the Dirt Fly!
- Also: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce: Panama: The Panama Canal
- Also: Bureau of Transportation Statistics: U.S. Trade and the Impact of Low Water Levels in Gatun Lake and the Panama Canal | Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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