Canal Zone
Isthmus shipping corridor
The Canal Zone was a strip of land extending five miles on either side of the Panama Canal, controlled by the United States from 1903 until 1979.
He was born in the Canal Zone when his father worked for the canal authority.
The term now appears mainly in historical contexts or references to the gradual handover of the canal to Panama, completed in 1999.
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- cargo shipsVessels for transporting goods
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