Question

The Panama Canal shortens the distance between _________________.

• A. The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean sea
• B. The Red sea and the Arabian sea
• C. The Pacific and the Atlantic oceans
• D. The Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The Pacific and the Atlantic oceans

The Panama Canal is a waterway that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. Before the canal was opened in 1914 ships had to travel around the southern tip of South America to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The Panama Canal shortens the journey by about 11000 km.