Gatun Lake
Gatun Lake is a mostly freshwater reservoir to the south of Colón, Panama. At approximately 26 m above sea level, it forms a major part of the Panama Canal, carrying ships 33 km of their transit across the Isthmus of Panama.
- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 26 metres (85 feet)
- Description: artificial lake forming part of Panama Canal
- Also known as“Lago Gatún”“Lake Gatun”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatún and Escobal.
Gatún
Gatun is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the…
8 km north of Gatun Lake
Gatun Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
9.19895° or 9° 11′ 56″ north
Longitude
-79.89502° or 79° 53′ 42″ west
Open location code
67X254X3+HX
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Gatun Lake” goes by many names.
بحيرة غاتونArabic
غاتونArabic
ГатунBelarusian
Llac GatúnCatalan
加通湖Chinese
Gatúnské jezeroCzech
GatúnsøenDanish
GatúnmeerDutch
Lago GatunoEsperanto
GatúninjärviFinnish
გატუნიGeorgian
Λίμνη ΓκατούνGreek
אגם גאטוןHebrew
गाटुन झीलHindi
Gatún-tóHungarian
Lago GatúnHungarian
Danau GatunIndonesian
GatunItalian
Lago GatúnItalian
ガトゥン湖Japanese
가툰호Korean
Lacus GatunLatin
GatúnLatvian
Gatun lakeLatvian
Gatunas ezersLatvian
Lago GatúnLatvian
Gatuno ežerasLithuanian
ഗാത്തൂൺ തടാകംMalayalam
GatúnsjøenNorwegian
GatúnsjøenNorwegian Bokmål
GatúnsjøenNorwegian Nynorsk
GatúnPolish
Lacul GatúnRomanian
ГатунRussian
GatúnseeSaterfriesisch
GatúnSerbo-Croatian
Gatún (jezero)Serbo-Croatian
Gatunské jazeroSlovak
Gatúnsko jezeroSlovenian
GatúnSwedish
GatúnsjönSwedish
ทะเลสาบกาตูนThai
Gatun GölüTurkish
ГатунUkrainian
Hồ GatunVietnamese
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