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Is 261.60 nails as long as The Panama Canal?

It's about one-six-thousandth as long as The Panama Canal
Flag of Pamana
The length of The Panama Canal is about 1,500,000 nails.
(Canal de Panamá) (Panama)
Connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal measures 1,500,000 nails in length. Ships passing through the Canal are raised (and then lowered) 450 nails above sea level through the lock-and-dam system.
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