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Which canal has shortened the distance between eastern and western coasts of North America? What is its economic significance? |
Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution : Panama canal has shortened the distance between eastern and western <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/coasts-920541" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COASTS">COASTS</a> of North America. This canal connects the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. Its <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/economic-448435" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ECONOMIC">ECONOMIC</a> significance are: <br/> (i) The canal is about 72 km. long and involves a very deep cutting for a length of 12 km. <br/> (ii) It has a six lock system and ships <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/cross-939411" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CROSS">CROSS</a> the different levels (26 m up and down) through these <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/locks-543668" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOCKS">LOCKS</a> before entering the Gulf of Panama. <br/> (iii) It shortens the distance between New <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/york-749673" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about YORK">YORK</a> and San Francisco by 13,000 km by sea.<br/>(iv) Likewise the distance between Western Europe and the West-coast of U.S.A., and North-eastern and Central U.S.A. and East and South-east Asia is shortened.<br/> (v) The economic significance of this Canal is relatively less than that of the Suez. However, it is vital to the economies of Latin America.</body></html> | |