Click points on the map to follow a ship’s progress along the canal from the Caribbean (A) to the Pacific (B). Back to introduction Gaillard Cut Constantly dredged to remove earthslides the 13-km long, 150-metre wide channel is now being widened to allow two ships to pass side-by-side. The Gaillard Cut, where the canal crosses the continental divide, was the scene of some of the most arduous work in the canal’s construction.

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