Miraflores Locks
Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal, and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ibn Fawda al-Ameriki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lock of the Panama Canal
- Also known as: “Miraflores” and “Miraflores lock”
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Miraflores Visitors Center and Balboa Academy.
Miraflores Visitors Center
Museum
Photo: Youngiovani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miraflores Visitors Center is a museum.
Balboa Academy
School building
Balboa Academy is an international, coeducational, college-preparatory school that offers a US curriculum education for Pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. Balboa Academy is situated 1 km east of Miraflores Locks.
Panama City Panama Temple
Church
Photo: Flickr profile, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Panama City Panama Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cárdenas, a suburb of Panama City, Panama. The intent to build the temple was announced by the First Presidency on August 23, 2002, in a letter to local church leaders. Panama City Panama Temple is situated 2½ km east of Miraflores Locks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City of Knowledge and Paraíso.
City of Knowledge
Village
Photo: Ayaita, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Panama's Ciudad del Saber is a government-sponsored cluster of academic organizations, technology companies and non-governmental organizations, managed by the foundation of the same name.
Paraíso
Hamlet
Paraíso is a town in the Republic of Panama, located just north of the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks. It was a vibrant township of the old Canal Zone, though it was segregated for most of its history. Paraíso is situated 5 km northwest of Miraflores Locks.
Balboa
Photo: Editorpana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration.
Miraflores Locks
- Categories: cultural property, lock, and tourism
- Location: Corregimiento Arraiján, Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude
8.99711° or 8° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
-79.59108° or 79° 35′ 28″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
67W2XCW5+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 247213717OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Miraflores Locks” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “密拉福樂斯”
- Chinese: “米拉弗洛雷斯船闸”
- German: “Miraflores Schleuse”
- Japanese: “ミラフローレス閘門”
- Malayalam: “മിറാഫ്ലോർസ് (പനാമ)”
- Malayalam: “മിറാഫ്ലോർസ്”
- Spanish: “Esclusas de Miraflores”
- Spanish: “Esclusas Miraflores”
- Spanish: “Miraflores”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Corozal West and Clayton.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Atlantic & Pacific Co. and Esclusas de Miraflores (Canal de Panamá).
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