[DOC] [TLE] Panama Canal - Wikipedia [PAR] The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panam) is an artificial 48-mile (77 km) 
waterway in ... It takes six to eight hours to pass through the Panama Canal. ... for 
a route through the Americas that would ease the voyage for ships traveling ... be 
a less treacherous route than going around the southern tip of South America,... [DOC] [TLE] Cape Horn - Wikipedia [PAR] Cape Horn named after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands, is the southernmost 
headland of ... The need for ships to round Cape Horn was greatly reduced by 
the opening of the ... Two lighthouses are located near or in Cape Horn. ..... are 
too wide to fit through the Panama Canal, as are a few passenger ships and 
several... [DOC] [TLE] Rounding Cape Horn - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] May 7, 2011 ... Before the completion of the Panama Canal, ships had to "round the Horn" in 
order to ... gold on the property of Johann A. Sutter near Coloma, California. ... 
These numbers were dwarfed by those who opted for travel by land. ... around 
Cape Horn, through the Beagle Channel or via the Straits of Magellan. [DOC] [TLE] Panama Canal | canal, Central America | Britannica.com [PAR] Oct 11, 2016 ... Panama Canal, the lock-type canal, owned and administered by the Republic of 
... which otherwise would be obliged to round Cape Horn in South America, ... 
Vessels then pass through a channel almost 1.2 miles (2 km) long to the ... in 
pairs to permit the simultaneous transit of vessels in either direction. [DOC] [TLE] The Panama Canal [PAR] Contemporary shipping around South America's Cape Horn had become a 
liability. ... United States ships steaming from New York, prior to the Panama 
Canal. ... Through the Canal, a vessel sailing from New York to San Francisco 
could cut its... [DOC] [TLE] Panama Canal - History and Overview - Geography - About.com [PAR] A brief history and overview of the Panama Canal in Panama, connecting the 
Atlantic Ocean ... km) from a journey around the southern tip of South America, 
Cape Horn. ... for perpetual control of a zone five-miles wide on either side of the 
canal. ... Ships passing through the canal from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific 
Ocean... [DOC] [TLE] My First Cruise Around Cape Horn, Chile - Princess Cruises [PAR] Mar 1, 2011 ... A woman relives her moments sailing around Cape Horn, a route known to be 
treacherous. ... Pacific Princess (yes, the original Love Boat cruise ship) would 
be making ... Prior to the construction of the Panama Canal, the treacherous ... 
either navigating through the Magellan Straight or around the Horn,... [DOC] [TLE] My First Cruise To ... the Panama Canal - Cruise Critic [PAR] Join our writer on a cruise through the Panama Canal and experience the ... 
actual canal transit takes a full day, passengers generally cannot get off the ship 
to do ... this: The ship enters the canal and transits one or two sets of locks on 
either the .... Sailing through the canal -- rather than circling Cape Horn -- is 
almost 8,000... [DOC] [TLE] CAPE HORN - Victory Cruises [PAR] The complete History about Cape Horn. ... But sailing ships continued their 
outside passages, even after 1914 when the Panama Canal was opened. Any 
paying... [DOC] [TLE] South America Cruises, Round Cape Horn & More [PAR] From Buenos Aires around Cape Horn to Valparaiso, Chile, or in the reverse 
direction, "Round Cape Horn" cruises are the most popular South America 
cruises. ... Some ships overnight in the embarkation/disembarkation ports so that 
you'll have ... beauty of the Chilean fjords via the Darwin Channel and Strait of 
Magellan. [DOC] [TLE] Mustapha Kamil | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business ... [PAR] Before last week, we perhaps knew Panama more because of the Panama Canal
, a piece of ... the canal, ships would have to sail all the way down and around 
Cape Horn or through the Straits of Magellan at the tip of South America, before 
either ... Read

Question: Prior to the Panama Canal, ships either traveled around Cape Horn or through this nearby strait
Answer: Strait of Magellan