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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Panama is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,362 at the 2000 census.There are 530 households, of which 34.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 15.5% have a female head of family, and 31.3% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% have a person 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.57 people; the average family size is 3.12 people. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Panama Bight is a marine ecoregion on the Pacific coast of the Americas. The Panama Bight extends eastwards from the Azuero Peninsula in Panama along the coast of the Gulf of Panama and Archipelago de las Perlas. It continues south along the entire Pacific coast of Colombia to the coast of northern Ecuador. The Nicoya marine ecoregion bounds it on the north, and the Guayaquil marine ecoregion bounds it on the south.The Panama Bight ecoregion is home to rich coral beds in the near shore waters. While coral diversity is lower here than in the Caribbean Sea on the other side of Panama, the coral cover tends to be higher. In fact, the density of coral coverage here-90 percent coverage is common-is rarely seen in the Caribbean. In addition to the coral beds, enclaves of Panama Bight mangroves can be found in the tidal zone. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Panama is a village in Montgomery and Bond Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land.Panama is Located in both Montgomery and Bond County Illinois. 2/3 of the village is in Montgomery County with the additional being in Bond County. Local Law enforcement is dispatched through the Montgomery County Sheriffs Office in Hillsboro Illinois 62049 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Panama Sea Frontier was responsible, during World War II, for the defense of the Pacific and Atlantic sea approaches to the Panama Canal and for naval shore facilities in the Central America region. The Sea Frontier headquarters were located in Balboa, Panama.On the west coast of the Americas, the responsibility of the Panama Sea Frontier was to protect Allied shipping in an ocean area extending from the Mexico-Guatemala border and out around the Galapagos Islands, then to latitude 5 degree south. On the eastern side of Panama, the sea frontier was responsible for the coastal areas from the Mexico-British Honduras boundary on the Yucatán Peninsula along latitude 18 degrees 5 minutes north to longitude 80 degrees 27 minutes west, and thence to Punta de Gallinas. However, the prime responsibility of this sea frontier was the protection and defense of the Panama Canal and its operating equipment. ... Read more

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CONTENTS
Preface
Date History of the Canal
I. The Secret of the Strait
II. Canal Projects
III. The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and the Suez Canal
IV. The French Failure
V. The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
VI. The United States and Colombia
VII. A Miniature Revolution
VIII. The Battle of the Levels
IX. Man and the Gnat
X. Life at the Isthmus
XI. The Problem of Construction
XII. The Culebra Cut
XIII. The Locks
XIV. The Completed Canal
XV. Panama and the Isthmus
XVI. The New Ocean Highways
XVII. The Canal and the Americas
XVIII. The Canal and the British Empire
XIX. The New Pacific
Appendix I.—Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
AppendixII.—Panama Declaration of Independence
Appendix III.—Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty Clauses 1-9 and 23
Appendix IV.—Proclamation as to Canal Toll Rates ... Read more

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Cape Horn island (Dutch: Nl-Kaap Hoorn.ogg Kaap Hoorn (help·info), Spanish: Cabo de Hornos; named after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile. Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South America, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage; for many years it was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried trade around the world. However, the waters around the cape are particularly hazardous, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents and icebergs; these dangers have made it notorious as a sailors' graveyard. The need for ships to round the Cape Horn was greatly reduced by the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. However, sailing around the Horn is widely regarded as one of the major challenges in yachting. ... Read more

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Among the voyages of exploration and surveying in the late 18th century, that of Alejandro Malaspina perhaps best represents the high ideals and scientific interests of the Enlightenment. In July 1789 he sailed from Cadiz in the purpose-built corvettes, "Descubierta" and "Atrevida". On board the vessels were scientists and artists and an array of the latest surveying and astronomical instruments. The voyage lasted more than five years. On his return Malaspina was promoted Brigadier de la Real Armada, and began work on seven-volume account of the voyage, to dwarf the narratives of his predecessors in the Pacific such as Cook and Bougainville. But he became involved in political intrigue and was imprisoned from 1795 to 1803, then spending the last seven years of his life in obscure retirement in Italy. He never resumed work on the great edition, and his journal remained long unpublished. Only now is justice being done to the achievements of what for a long time was a forgotten voyage. This volume contains Malaspina's diario or journal from 31 July 1789 to 14 December 1790, newly translated into English, with substantial introduction and commentary.Among the places visited and described are Montevideo, Puerto Deseado, Port Egmont, Puerto San Carlos, Valpara so, Callao, Guayaquil and Panama. ... Read more

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Malaspina - an un underservedly neglected navigator
This is the first volume of three being published by the Hakluyt Society ( www.hakluyt.com ) on the 18 C expedition of Malaspina for the Spanish crown to the American colonies with the aim of fixing frontiers, improving scientific and geographical knowledge, and generating maps. A splendid work of scholarship and a great read! ... Read more

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Part of a series providing a fascinating introduction to how people live in other countries. The books cover a wide variety of topics - home life, interesting places to see, transport, landscape, industry, farming, crafts, sports and recreation. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Panama City (Spanish: Panamá) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 813,097, with a total metro population of 1,206,792, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, at 8°58?N 79°32?W? / ?8.967°N 79.533°W? / 8.967; -79.533. Panama City is the political and administrative center of the country.With an average GDP per capita of $11,700, Panama has been for 8 years in the top 5 places for retirement in the world according to International Living Magazine. Panama City has a dense skyline of mostly highrise apartment buildings and condos, but office complexes and hotels as well. Panama City is also an important hub for international banking and commerce. It has an advanced communications service, Internet use is widespread; and Panama's Tocumen International Airport offers daily flights to international destinations. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Revista Geogrâfica, published by Instituto Panamericano de Geografica e Historia on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 1831 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Interpretaciôn geomorfolôgica del volcân Barû, Panamâ.
Author: Jean Pierre Bergoeing
Publication: Revista Geogrâfica (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2008
Publisher: Instituto Panamericano de Geografica e Historia
Issue: 143Page: 117(8)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish: Zona del Canal de Panamá) was a 553 square mile (1,432 km2) territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles (8.1 km) on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have fallen in part within the limits of the Canal Zone. Its border spanned two of Panama's provinces and was created on November 18, 1903 with the signing of the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty. When reservoirs were created to assure a steady supply of water for the locks, those lakes were included within the Zone.From 1903 to 1979 the territory was controlled by the United States of America, which had built the canal and financed its construction. From 1979 to 1999 the canal itself was under joint U.S.-Panamanian control. In 1977 the Torrijos-Carter Treaties established the neutrality of the canal. ... Read more

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Le canal de Panamá est un canal maritime, qui traverse l’isthme de Panamá en Amérique centrale, reliant l’océan Pacifique et l’océan Atlantique. Sa construction a été l'un des projets d’ingénierie les plus difficiles jamais entrepris. Son impact sur le commerce maritime a été considérable, puisque les navires n’ont plus eu besoin de faire route par le cap Horn et le passage de Drake, à la pointe australe de l’Amérique du Sud. Un navire allant de New York à San Francisco par le canal parcourt 9 500 kilomètres, moins de la moitié des 22 500 kilomètres du voyage par le cap Horn. Le concept d’un canal à Panamá remonte au début du XVIe siècle, mais la première tentative de construction ne commença qu'en 1880, sous l’impulsion française. Après l'échec de cette tentative, le travail fut terminé par les États-Unis d’Amérique sous la direction de G.W.Goethals, et le canal ouvrit en 1914. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Revista Geogrâfica, published by Instituto Panamericano de Geografica e Historia on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 1441 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Presentaciôn del Atlas Nacional de la Repûblica de Panamâ.
Author: Vianca Cedeòo
Publication: Revista Geogrâfica (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2008
Publisher: Instituto Panamericano de Geografica e Historia
Issue: 143Page: 211(6)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Panama Canal expansion referendum was held on October 22, 2006, when the citizens of Panama approved the Panama Canal expansion project by a wide margin.According to article 325 of the Panamanian Constitution, any proposal for the construction of a third set of locks or a sea-level Canal on the existing route that the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) proposes has to be approved by the executive branch and submitted to the National Assembly for its approval or rejection. It also has to be submitted to a national referendum no earlier than three months after its approval by the National Assembly. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Third Set of Locks Project is a megaproject that will expand the Panama Canal. The expansion will be greater than at any time since the canal's construction. The Panama Canal Authority proposed the project after years of study. Panamanian President Martín Torrijos presented the plan on April 24, 2006 and Panamanian citizens approved it in a national referendum by 76.8% of the vote on October 22, 2006. The project will double the canal's capacity and allow more traffic. As stipulated by the Panamanian Constitution, any project to expand the Canal had to be approved by the Cabinet, by the National Assembly and by a referendum. On Friday, July 14, 2006, the National Assembly unanimously approved the proposal. In addition, the Assembly passed a law mandating a national referendum on the proposal. The Panama Canal expansion referendum was held on October 22, 2006, the first Sunday more than 90 days after National Assembly approval. ... Read more