![Aerial view of the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal. In the forefront a container ship exits …[Credits : Panama Canal Authority]](http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/27/73327-004-DCE877AD.jpg)
Aerial view of the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal. In the forefront a container ship exits the locks onto Miraflores Lake, near the Pacific entrance of the canal. In the background a ship navigates the Gaillard Cut through the Continental Divide.
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