Gaillard Cut
The Culebra Cut, formerly called Gaillard Cut, is an artificial valley that cuts through the Continental Divide in Panama. The cut forms part of the Panama Canal, linking Gatun Lake, and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulf of Panama and hence the Pacific Ocean.
- Section of a canal
- Description: Valley that is part of the Panama Canal
- Also known as“Culebra Cut”“Snake Cut”
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Gaillard Cut
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Latitude
9.05597° or 9° 3′ 22″ north
Longitude
-79.65663° or 79° 39′ 24″ west
Open location code
67X2384V+98
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Gaillard Cut” goes by many names.
Culebra CutCatalan
库莱布拉峡谷Chinese
库莱布拉水道Chinese
库雷布拉路堑Chinese
庫萊布拉水道Chinese
盖拉德水道Chinese
盖拉德沟Chinese
蓋拉德溝Chinese
Culebra-kloofDutch
Gaillard CutDutch
Kulebra TranĉoEsperanto
Culebra-átvágásHungarian
Galian CulebraIndonesian
Stretto di CulebraItalian
കുലെബ്ര ഛേദംMalayalam
Gaillard CutNorwegian
Gaillard CutNorwegian Bokmål
Кулебрская выемкаRussian
Culebra CutSlovenian
Gaillard CutSwedish
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