Gatún

Gatun is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the , located south of the city of at the point in which meets the channel to the Sea.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Panama
  • Also known as: “Gatun”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gatún Northbound Rear Lighthouse and Atlantic Entrance Range Middle Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Aah-Yeah, CC BY 2.0.

Lighthouse
Photo: Aah-Yeah, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Davis and Fort Gulick.

Hamlet
Fort William D. Davis is a former U.S. Army fort near Gatun, . The fort was built from 1919 to help garrison the Panama Canal Zone and was first occupied the following year.

Hamlet
was a United States Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal near , on . is situated 7 km northeast of Gatún.

Photo: Luis8ortega, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colón is a city in . It's the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. The town is in poor condition and notorious for its high crime rate, but it is worth driving around to look at the culture, people and architecture.

Gatún

Latitude
9.27067° or 9° 16′ 14″ north
Longitude
-79.91823° or 79° 55′ 6″ west
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PA GTN
Open location code
67X273CJ+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5867099740
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3709294
Wiki­data ID
Q5527571
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Satellite Map

Discover Gatún from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Gatún” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Atlantic Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse and Agua Clara Locks.

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