Gatún
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.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Panama
- Also known as: “Gatun”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Gatún Northbound Rear Lighthouse and Atlantic Entrance Range Middle Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Davis and Fort Gulick.
Fort Gulick
Hamlet
Fort Gulick was a United States Army base in the… Fort Gulick is situated 7 km northeast of Gatún.
Gatún
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Corregimiento Cristóbal, Colón District, Colon, Panama, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.27067° or 9° 16′ 14″ north
Longitude
-79.91823° or 79° 55′ 6″ west
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
UN/LOCODE
PA GTN
Open location code
67X273CJ+7P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Gatún” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gatún”
- German: “Gatún”
- Irish: “Gatún”
- Spanish: “Gatún (ciudad)”
- Spanish: “Gatún”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Americas and Trinidad Turn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Atlantic Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse and Agua Clara Locks.
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Worth a closer look: Panama City and Colon.
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