Miaflores Lock, Panama Canal, Panama, April 2014, sequence showing cargo tanker going through lock, 5 of 13 In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted (or lowered) 54 feet (16.5 m) in two stages, allowing them to transit to or from the Pacific Ocean port of Balboa in Panama City. Ships cross below the Bridge of the Americas, which connects North and South America.
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