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Why does the panama canal have locks?

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Why does the panama canal have locks?

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Because it has to overcome a height difference. The ground is considerably higher than sea level at the middle of the canal. So instead of digging the canal to an impossible depth the locks are used to lower and raise the ships instead.

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