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Detailed explanation-1: -The length of the Panama Canal from shoreline to shoreline is about 40 miles (65 km) and from deep water in the Atlantic (more specifically, the Caribbean Sea) to deep water in the Pacific about 50 miles (82 km).

Detailed explanation-2: -The 48-mile-long (77 km) international waterway known as the Panama Canal allows vessels to pass between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, saving about 8000 miles (12, 875 km) from a journey around the southern tip of South America, Cape Horn.

Detailed explanation-3: -The total length of the Panama Canal is 50 miles (80 km). During construction of the Panama Canal, approximately 25, 600 workers died, many due to malaria and yellow fever. The average transit time of the Panama Canal is between 8 and 10 hours.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Panama Canal is approximately 80 kilometers long between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This waterway was cut through one of narrowest saddles of the isthmus that joins North and South America.