How big is the Panama Canal?
82 km long · 51 mi
The canal runs about 82 kilometers between two oceans.
Manhattan 21.6 km
Panama Canal 82 km
Compared with things you know
- The Panama Canal is about 99× the height of the Burj Khalifa Burj Khalifa: 828 m
- The Panama Canal is about 64× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge main span Golden Gate Bridge main span: 1.3 km
- The Panama Canal is about 9.3× the height of Mount Everest Mount Everest: 8.8 km
- The Panama Canal is about 3.8× the length of Manhattan Manhattan: 21.6 km
Think you could size it by eye? The Panama Canal is one of the objects in Sizedle.
Similar landmarks
- Channel Tunnel 50.5 km long 31.4 mi
- Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge 164.8 km long 102.4 mi
- Manhattan 21.6 km long 13.4 mi
- Golden Gate Bridge main span 1.3 km long 4,199 ft
- Burj Khalifa 828 m tall 2,717 ft
- Tokyo Skytree 634 m tall 2,080 ft