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What is the difference in the sea level of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at the Panama Canal?

At the Panama Canal, the difference between the average sea level of the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean is about eight inches higher on the Pacific side.

Cecil Adams addressed this issue in one of his 'Straight Dope' columns.

 

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