Gatun - Gatun

Japanese: ガトゥン - がとぅん
Gatun - Gatun

The Panama Canal is a complex of 1,000 square kilometres (400 km2) long and 1,000 meters (6,100 sq mi). The Gatun Dam was built in 1912 to contain the Chagres River and form the top of a lock canal. The reservoir upstream is used to keep the lake level at a constant 90 feet (26 m).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gatung" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…面積約400km2。1912年パナマ運河を建設する時,チャグレス川をガトゥン・ダムでせきとめ湛水し,閘門式運河の最上部とした。上流部にある貯水池を利用し,湖面の高さは常に26mに保たれている。…

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