The Canal is about 50 miles in length, from deep water in the
Caribbean Sea to deep water in the Pacific Ocean. The distance from
deep water to the shore line in Limon Bay is about 4-1/2 miles, and
from the Pacific shore line to deep water is about 5 miles; hence, the
length of the Canal from shore to shore is approximately 40-1/2 miles.
The bottom width of the Canal varies from 200 feet in Culebra Cut to
an indefinite width in the deep waters of the lakes. The approaches
from deep water to land on both sides of the Canal are 500 feet wide,
and the cuts in the shallow parts of the lakes from 500 to 1,000 feet
wide. The Canal has a minimum depth of 41 feet.
[Illustration: Republic of Panama
Topographic Relief-Map
FROM LATEST OFFICIAL DATA
Showing CANAL ZONE]
[Illustration: ARCTIC REGIONS]
[Illustration: ANTARCTIC REGIONS