The Panama Canal is a 51-mile canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean that is used for ships to pass through instead of going all the way around the SA point. Construction started on the canal in 1880 by the French but by 1890 it was abandon due to bankruptcy and 22,000 deaths. In 1904 the United States bought the concession to the project and all the equipment from the French. The United States picked up right from where the French had left off. Construction was finally completed on January 7 1914. The total length of the canal is 47.9 miles, and runs threw three different lock systems and many artificial lakes. The canal laid in the control of the United States until a treaty was signed by the presidents of both countries granting neutrality of the canal. ok --why is it important though? Why is the Panama canal important.
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