Panama Canal: Gateway to the World

Presents the historical background to the construction of the canal, the economic importance of the canal to world trade, operations of the locks through diagrams and actual scenes, and the route of the canal. Uses maps to illustrate why Spain, France, and finally the United States made attempts to construct the canal. Shows action of the locks and route of the canal by having a pilot guide the World Beauty, a large oiltanker, through the administrative town of Balboa on the Pacific Ocean, to the shipyard town of Cristobal on the Atlantic Ocean where the ship is turned back to its captain., The Panama Canal - Gateway to the World Distributed by ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP 425 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO, IL 60611 Produced by ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA FILMS SEE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA EDUCATIONAL CORP Year published 1961 Grade Level: I J H Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (14 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (14 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (14 min.), 16 mm. Color?Color Length: 14 MIN Description: Shows the mighty locks in action. Includes a review of the history of the building of the canal, using copies of the original photographs and news clippings describing the construction. Topics: Canals-WorldNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.