Q. Panama Canal, which was seen in the news, connects which two water bodies?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Notes: US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that his administration may consider efforts to regain control of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is a 40-mile-long man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama. Built by the United States, it was completed in August 1914 and is one of the world's two most strategic artificial waterways, alongside the Suez Canal. The U.S. controlled the canal solely from 1914 to 1979, after which control transitioned to the Panama Canal Commission, and full control passed to Panama on December 31, 1999. The canal uses a sophisticated lock system to manage elevation differences between the two oceans, acting as water elevators to lift or lower ships. It has three sets of locks, serviced by artificial lakes and channels.

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