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Is 23 centimeters as long as The Panama Canal?

It's about one-four-hundred-thousandth as long as The Panama Canal
Flag of Pamana
The length of The Panama Canal is about 8,800,000 centimeters.
(Canal de Panamá) (Panama)
Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal measures 8,800,000 centimeters in length. Ships passing through the Canal are raised (and then lowered) 2,600 centimeters above sea level through the lock-and-dam system.
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