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Is 857 meters as long as The Panama Canal?

It's about one-one-hundredth as long as The Panama Canal
Flag of Pamana
The length of The Panama Canal is about 88,000 meters.
(Canal de Panamá) (Panama)
Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal measures 88,000 meters in length. Ships passing through the Canal are raised (and then lowered) 26 meters above sea level through the lock-and-dam system.
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