AL
2003
Science & Nature
Engineering Marvels
Widening the Panama Canal
Season 1, Episode 10
: The Panama Canal is one of the world's most vital waterways, but ships today are built too large to make this journey. Teams of European and American engineers will compete for a design to widen this critical channel.
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Extreme Engineering
Engineering feats around the globe keep getting bigger and more ambitious. The most awe-inspiring modern achievements ever conceived are explored as builders design and construct projects so huge they're almost beyond imagination.
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10. Widening the Panama Canal
Teams of European and American engineers compete for a design to widen the Panam...
Season 1, Episode 10 - Widening the Panama Canal
Release Year:
2003
Rating:
AL