Space and Place
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- Created on: 11-04-17 12:19
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- Space and Place
- Developments in transport through the canals contribute to time-space convergence and increase flows
- The 48 mile long Panama Canal opened in 1914
- Cut time and distance required to sail between the Atlantic and Pacific
- The 48 mile long Panama Canal opened in 1914
- The 3 countries are located in Central America on the narrow isthmus that separates the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean
- The region is a land bridge between North and South America
- Since the construction of the Panama Canal in 1914, it has been a crossroads for global shipping
- An isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land across an expanse of water
- As a result of globalisation, Central America has become increasingly accessible - tourism has grown
- Several projects aim to increase the capacity across the isthmus
- Panama Canal Expansion Project aims to increase the capacity to accommodate much larger ships by building new locks, and widening and deepening existing channels
- Plans for a 4th set of locks for the Panama Canal to accommodate the largest ships
- Nicaragua Canal project is a proposal to build a canal across Nicaragua, financed by a Chinese billionaire
- Transoceanic Railway proposed across Honduras would link the Atlantic and the Pacific
- Developments in transport through the canals contribute to time-space convergence and increase flows
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