Yintoni enokuyilindela kwi-Cruam Canal Cruise

Fumana iCanama Canal

Inqanawa yeCanama Canal ivame ukuphakanyiswa phezulu kweenqwelo zamabhakethi amaninzi. Abo bacwangcisa uhambo lwePanama Canal bafumana iindlela ezintathu ezahlukahlukeneyo zokubona i-Canal - ukuhamba ngokupheleleyo njengenxalenye yendlela yokuhamba phakathi kweCaribbean kunye nePacific (ngokuqhelekileyo phakathi kweFlorida neCalifornia), ukuhamba ngokukhawuleza njengenxalenye ye-Caribbean cruise, kunye nokuhamba ngokupheleleyo inxalenye yohambo lwasePanama kunye nohambo. Nangona uhambo oluthile lwePanama Canal luya kubanika iindwendwe isigcaziso ngokuqala ukubeka ikhwelo kunye nokujonga kwiLake Gatun, akuyona into ephawulekayo yokuwela i-Continental Divide kwi nqanawa kwaye idlula ngaphantsi kweBridge yaseMerika kufuphi nePanama City.

Le ngqungquthela yePanama ihamba ngeendlela zokuphonononga kunye neengcebiso zibonelela ngokucacileyo ukuhamba ngeCanama Canal:

Imvelaphi kunye neMbali yeCanal Canal

I-Panama Canal yenye yezona zinto zimangalisayo zelunjine ye-20 leminyaka. Yavulwa ngo-1914 kwaye yakhonza njengento ebalulekileyo phakathi kwe-Atlantic ne-Pacific Ocean.

Nangona iqumrhu lobunjineli lobuFransi lizama ukuzama ukwakha umsele wamanzi onjenge-flat ( njengeSald Canal ) ngaphesheya kwesi siqithi sasePanama, esi sicwangciso asizange siphumelele ngenxa yemali enkulu yokungcola okwakufuneka idluliselwe ngaphandle kweCanal. Ukuba nama-slides ad mud rhoqo awazange ancede loo mzamo. I-United States yangena yaza yakha umbhobho wokurhoxisa ngokukhangela.

I-Panama Canal yanciphise ixesha elithatha ukuhamba ukusuka empuma yeUnited States ukuya entshona ye-United States.

Ngoku ixesha elide lokutyelela iPanama Canal. Iprojekthi yokwandisa, eyongezelela enye iisitrity, ivuliwe ngo-2016. Ezi zikhuni ezitsha zingakwazi ukuphatha iinqanawa ezinkulu, ngoko ke imigxobhozo iyakhumela ezinye iinqanawa zazo ezinkulu ngePanama Canal.

Zininzi zeencwadi ezibhaliswe malunga nembali yePanama Canal. Enye yezona zinto zigqwesileyo kwaye zifaneleke kakhulu "Indlela phakathi kwamaLwandle" nguDavid McCullough. Ndincoma kakhulu ukuba abo bacwangcisa i-Panama Canal cruise bathenge le ncwadi okanye bayihlole ngaphandle kwilayibrari yabo yendawo kwaye bayifunde ngaphambi kokuya ePanama.

Ubume obanzi beTransal Transit

Uhambo lweeyure eziyi-8 phakathi kweLatun Lake kunye neBridge yaseMerika liquka malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-50. Iinqanawa ezithutha umnqweno kufuneka ziphakanyiswe ngamanqina angama-85 ukuwela i-Continental Divide, ize iphinde iphinde iphinde iyancitshiswe kumgangatho wolwandle.

Ngokungafani neCueal Canal (isalathisi senqanaba lolwandle), iisethi ezintathu zokutshintshwa zisetyenziselwa ukuphakamisa nokunciphisa iinqanawa. Amasango okutshiya avela kuma-47 ukuya kuma-82 aphakamileyo aphezulu, anama-65 ububanzi ububanzi, kwaye iinyawo ezisixhenxe zikhulu. Akumangalisi ukuba, zilinganisa iitoni ezi-400 ukuya kuma-700 nganye. La masango e-behemoth agcwaliswe kwaye agxothwe ngogungxuma, amanzi ajikeleza kwi-series ye-tunnels ububanzi beetanki ezivumela ukuzaliswa nokukhutshwa kwekamelo lokukhiya malunga nemizuzu engama-10.

Inqanawa nganye edlula emanzini ifuna iigidiyoni ezingama-52 zamanzi ahlanzekileyo ukuqhuba ukukhutshwa. La manzi aphuma aphume elwandle. Abaqhubi bePanama Canal kwinqanawa nganye ehamba ngeRayal ukusebenzisa ii-radios ukuthetha nabo. Ukuchaneka okufunekayo kwinqwelo kukhulu. Kuphela nje ngeenyawo kwicala ngalinye kwicala elikhulu, kwaye unokwenza lula ukuchukumisa kwicala lokukhiya okanye ususe umkhombe kwi-lock konkrete. Inqanawa idlulisela iitoni zamanzi, kodwa umqhubi uyawugcina, ngaphandle kokubetha iindonga zokukhiya. Wonke umntu ohamba ngeCanama Canal kwiinqanawa zokuhamba ngomkhumbi uphuma ekuhambeni ngokuxabisa kakhulu umsebenzi owenziwa ngabaqhubi.