Gatún Locks
Gatún Locks is a lock in Colon, Panama. Gatún Locks is situated nearby to Gatún Northbound Rear Lighthouse, as well as near the hamlet Fort Davis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gatún Northbound Rear Lighthouse and Atlantic Entrance Range Middle Lighthouse.
Gatún Northbound Rear Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Atlantic Entrance Range Middle Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatún and Fort Davis.
Gatún
Village
Photo: Cz ferenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gatun is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the Panama Canal, located south of the city of Colón at the point in which Gatun Lake meets the channel to the Caribbean Sea.
Fort Davis
Hamlet
Fort William D. Davis is a former U.S. Army fort near Gatun, Panama. It was transferred to Panama in 1995. Fort Davis is situated 2½ km northeast of Gatún Locks.
Fort Gulick
Hamlet
Fort Gulick was a United States Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal near Fort Davis, on Gatun Lake. Fort Gulick is situated 7 km northeast of Gatún Locks.
Gatún Locks
- Type: Lock
- Also known as: “Esclusas Gatún” and “Gatun Locks”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Colon, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.27056° or 9° 16′ 14″ northLongitude
-79.92333° or 79° 55′ 24″ westElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
67X273CG+6MGeoNames ID
3709290
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