Q. Which of the following statements with regard to Central and South American transport corridors is/are correct?
1.The Panama Canal relies on an artificial lock system Gatun Lake, reducing maritime travel distance between the US East and West coasts.
.Darien Gap, characterized by dense swamp forests and mountainous terrain and forms the only major physical break in the continuous Pan-American Highway.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The engineering design of the Panama Canal uses locks as water elevators to lift ships 85 feet to Gatun Lake level before lowering them. It cuts transit distance between New York and San Francisco from (via Cape Horn) to .
- Statement 2 is correct: The Darién Gap is a 106-km unpaved swath of tropical rainforest and marshland across the Panama-Colombia border. It represents the single missing link in the otherwise continuous Pan-American Highway, halting overland motor vehicle transit between Central and South America.
