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Is 276,000 shaftments as long as The Panama Canal?

It's about half as long as The Panama Canal
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The length of The Panama Canal is about 580,000 shaftments.
(Canal de Panamá) (Panama)
Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal measures 580,000 shaftments in length. Ships passing through the Canal are raised (and then lowered) 170 shaftments above sea level through the lock-and-dam system.
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