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Who was the first cheif engineer during construction under the US administration?
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John F Wallace
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Who completed the construction?
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George W. Goethals
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How many employees were there during construction?
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56,307. 11,000 were from the United States
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How many employees died?
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5,609
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What was the total construction cost?
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375 Billion, included 10 million paid by the US
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What were the major obstacles in constructing the canal?
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-Mountainous terrain
-Heavy rainfall -River flooding -Malaria and yellow fever epidemics |
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Who came up with the idea of building the canal?
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Balboa. When he discovered the thin strip of land that seperated both oceans, he came up with building a canal across it.
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What was the first vessel to cross the canal?
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The SS Ancon.
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How long is the canal?
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80 kilometers (50 miles)
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How long does it take to travel through the canal?
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8-10 hours
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How high are ships raised above sea level by the canal locks?
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85 feet
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When was the canal constructed?
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The French tried and failed to build it in the 1880s.
The current canal was constructed beginning in 1904 and completed in 1914. |
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What bodies of water does the canal connect?
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The Atlantic and the Pacific
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What is the maximum size for a boat called?
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Panamax
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