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Called Crossroads of the World because its is the locationg of the canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
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Why was world war called world war2?
Because it was the second "world war". The two "world wars" are called that because they were major wars that involved most countries in the world, and were fought all over the world. World War I was fought in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Atlantic Ocean, and even in the Pacific and China. World War II involved even more, and took place in Europe, Africa, Asia/Pacific, even a little bit in North and South America!
What pacific island did plantation owners take over?
The took control of Hawai'i and overthrew our Queen Liliuokalani. That wasn't enough because they went after some of the other independent Pacific Islanders.
Why did the pacific world war 2 happen?
Short answer........... The WW2 in the Pacific happened because Japan attacked the US naval base in Pearl Harbour. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor to try and strong arm the US out of the Pacific. They wanted to search the Pacific for oil. They were hoping we would run and Hawaii would be left to them. Not very smart.
The St Lawrence River is important because it connects?
The St. Lawrence River is important because it connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic ocean. It is an extremely important transportation river for goods.
Why is Giovanni da Verrazano famous?
He was important because he sailed the Atlantic Ocean into the now is the New York Bay
What is called ''crossroads of the world '' because it is the location of the canal between the Atlantic and pacific oceans?
Panama
Called crossroads of the world because it is the location of the canal between the Atlantic and pacific oceans?
The Panama Canal is the canal that lies between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. It was built in the early 1900s.
Does Bolivia connect both the Atlantic and the pacific?
yes it does because some of it is in the atlantic and the other half in the pacific
Why is the Atlantic ocean called the Atlantic?
. . .because they already have a Pacific Ocean.
Have more presidents been born near the Atlantic or the pacific ocean?
Answer:The Pacific Ocean is the answer because it is a lot bigger than the Atlantic Ocean.
Which is further east the pacific ocean entrance to the panama canal or the Atlantic ocean entrance?
While the Pacific Ocean is west of the isthmus and the Atlantic to the east, the direction of the 8- to 10-hour canal passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic is from southeast to northwest. This is because of an anomaly in the shape of the isthmus at the point the canal occupies. The answer is Pacific.
Why is the Philippines called the crossroads of the Pacific?
The Philippines is The Philippines is the gateway of asia because of its central location in the southeast. the gateway of asia because of its central location in the southeast.
Which continent bordes the Indian Atlantic and pacific oceans?
No continent borders the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. This is because two of these are always on the other side of the world to each other!
Why do people not refer to the Atlantic northwest as they do the pacific northwest?
um because there isn't an Atlantic northwest? it would be called the "northeast"
What are the 4 name of the oceans?
Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,Indian ocean,artic ocean
It has been noted ironically that although the Atlantic ocean is east of the pacific ocean a ship passing from the Atlantic to the pacific travels from west to east through the panama canal?
I know !!! This is because the panama canal is to the east of the Atlantic ocean.
Why is the pacific ocean slowly getting smaller?
The reason the Pacific Ocean is shrinking is because of the deep water trenches there, while the Atlantic ocean is getting bigger. In about 500 million years the Pacific will not be there and the Atlantic will be overflowing.
