Tehuantepec Isthmus considered as site for canal; it is proposed to cross isthmus by straight canal made up of two open ditches and tunnel through mountain; tunnel design; advantages of proposed Tehuantepec canal over that recommended for conversion of Panama Canal to sea level; map shows proposed route; 165-mi canal from Puerto Mexico to Pacific would cut 2000 mi off sea route from East Coast to West Coast ports of United States. (see also Pac Mar Rev v 47 n 8 Aug 1950 p 36-9, 75)
Problem of new Trans-Isthmian Canal
U S Naval Inst -- Proc
United States Naval Institute -- Proceedings ; 76 , n 2
1950
8 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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