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.
- Type: Section of a canal
- Description: Valley that is part of the Panama Canal
- Also known as: “Culebra Cut”, “Snake Cut”, “库雷布拉路堑”, “盖拉德水道”, and “蓋拉德溝”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Soberanía National Park and Parque Municipal Summit.
Centennial Bridge
Bridge
Panama's Centennial Bridge is a major bridge crossing the Panama Canal. Centennial Bridge is situated 3½ km southeast of Gaillard Cut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paraíso and Gamboa.
Paraíso
Hamlet
Paraíso is a town in the Republic of Panama, located… Paraíso is situated 4½ km southeast of Gaillard Cut.
Gaillard Cut
- Categories: cut and body of water
- Location: Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.05597° or 9° 3′ 22″ north
Longitude
-79.65663° or 79° 39′ 24″ west
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
67X2384V+98
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Gaillard Cut” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Culebra Cut”
- Chinese: “库莱布拉峡谷”
- Chinese: “库莱布拉水道”
- Chinese: “庫萊布拉水道”
- Chinese: “盖拉德沟”
- Dutch: “Culebra-kloof”
- Dutch: “Gaillard Cut”
- Esperanto: “Kulebra Tranĉo”
- French: “Coupe Gaillard”
- German: “Culebra Cut”
- Hungarian: “Culebra-átvágás”
- Indonesian: “Galian Culebra”
- Italian: “Stretto di Culebra”
- Malayalam: “കുലെബ്ര ഛേദം”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gaillard Cut”
- Norwegian: “Gaillard Cut”
- Russian: “Кулебрская выемка”
- Slovenian: “Culebra Cut”
- Spanish: “Corte Culebra”
- Swedish: “Gaillard Cut”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Summit Park and Pedro Miguel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Parque Nacional Summit and La Pita Point.
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Worth a closer look: Panama City and Colon.
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