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Panama CanalNONE(无词性)- A ship canal, about 82 km (51 mi) long, crossing the Isthmus of Panama in the Canal Zone and connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It was begun by the French in 1881, but the project was abandoned in 1889. The United States gained construction rights after Panama declared its independence in 1903, and the canal was opened to traffic on August 15, 1914. A 1977 treaty stipulated that the Panamanians gain full rights of sovereignty over the canal on December 31, 1999.巴拿马运河:一条船运河,长约82公里(51英里),穿过位于运河地带的巴拿马海峡,连接加勒比海和太平洋。由法国始建于1881年,但此工程于1889年被废弃。美国于1903年巴拿马宣布独立后获得它的建筑权,此运河于1914年8月15日开通,1977年条约规定巴拿马人于1999年12月31日获得巴拿马运河的统治权
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