Why was the Panama Canal built?

to shorten travel time from Panama to the Caribbean islands

to separate Panama from South America

to shorten the shipping route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

to establish a military base for Mexico

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Diya Snow

6 March, 02:20

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Leonel Blackwell · Answer 1

to shorten the shipping route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

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To shorten the shipping route from Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

Why was the Panama Canal built?to shorten travel time from Panama to the Caribbean islandsto separate Panama from South Americato shorten the shipping route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceanto establish a military base for Mexico