- Gatun Lake
- an artificial lake in the Canal Zone, forming part of the Panama Canal: created by the Gatun dam. 164 sq. mi. (425 sq. km). See map under Panama Canal.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Gatun Lake
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Gatun Lake — Gatun′ Lake′ [[t]gɑˈtun[/t]] n. geg an artificial lake in central Panama, forming part of the Panama Canal: created by a dam(Gatun′ Dam′)across the Chagres River. 164 sq. mi. (425 sq. km) … From formal English to slang
Gatun Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Gatun Lake image lake = Gatun Lake.jpg caption lake = Ships follow marked channels amongst the hilltop islands image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = coords = coord|9|11|23|N|79|53|15|W|region:PA… … Wikipedia
Gatun Lake — an artificial lake in the Canal Zone, forming part of the Panama Canal: created by the Gatun dam. 164 sq. mi. (425 sq. km). See map under Panama Canal. * * * Spanish Lago Gatún Lake, Panama. Constituting part of the Panama Canal system, its area… … Universalium
Gatun Lake — geographical name lake central Panama formed by the Gatun Dam in the Chagres; formerly in Canal Zone … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gatún Lake — /gaˌtun ˈleɪk/ (say gah.toohn layk) noun an artificial lake in the Canal Zone, part of the Panama Canal, created by Gatún Dam. 425 km2 …
Gatún — Gatun (Spanish: Gatún) is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the Panama Canal, located south of the city of Colón at the point in which Gatun Lake meets the channel to the Caribbean Sea. The town is best known as the site of the Panama Canal s… … Wikipedia
Gatun — [gä to͞on′] town in central Panama: site of a dam (Gatun Dam) which forms a lake (Gatun Lake), 163 sq mi (422 sq km), that is part of the route of the Panama Canal … English World dictionary
Gatun Dam — The Gatun Dam is a large earthen dam across the Chagres River in Panama, near the town of Gatun. The dam, constructed between 1907 and 1913, is a crucial element of the Panama Canal; it impounds the artificial Gatun Lake, which in turn carries… … Wikipedia
Gatun — Lac Gatún Lago Gatún Carte du canal de Panamá ; le lac Gatún est visible sur la gauche de la carte. Administration Pays … Wikipédia en Français
Gatún — Lac Gatún Lago Gatún Carte du canal de Panamá ; le lac Gatún est visible sur la gauche de la carte. Administration Pays … Wikipédia en Français
