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The Panama Canal, opened in 1914, cut the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by roughly 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles).

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Opened in 1914, the Panama Canal linked the Atlantic and Pacific, sparing ships the long, dangerous voyage around South America — a shortcut that reshaped global trade.

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1914'te açılan Panama Kanalı, Atlantik ve Pasifik Okyanusları arasındaki deniz yolunu yaklaşık 12.000 kilometre (7.500 mil) kısalttı.

1914'te açılan Panama Kanalı, Atlantik ile Pasifik'i bağladı; gemileri Güney Amerika çevresindeki uzun ve tehlikeli yolculuktan kurtardı — küresel ticareti yeniden biçimlendiren bir kestirme.

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