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Transport and Communication
Mention the features of Panama Canal.
Features of Panama Canal:
(i) This canal connects the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west.
(ii) It has been constructed across the Panama Isthmus between Panama City and Colon by the U.S. government which purchased 8 km of area on either side and named it the Canal Zone.
(iii) The Canal is about 72 km. long and involves a very deep cutting for a length of 12 km.
(iv) It has a sixlock system and ships cross the different levels (26 m up and down) through these locks before entering the Gulf of Panama.
(v) It shortens the distance between New York and San Francisco by 13,000 km by sea.
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Which country has the highest density of railway network?
The Big Trunk Route runs through:
The Big Inch pipeline transports:
Which one pair of the following places is linked by Channel Tunnel?
What are the problems of road transport in mountainous, desert and flood prone regions?
What is a trans-continental railway?
What are the advantages of water transport in the world?
Elucidate the statement “In a well managed transport system various modes complement each other.
Which are the major regions of the world having a dense network of airways.
What are the modes by which cyber space will expand the contemporary economic and social space of humans?
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