Around the world · Drawing 05 of 32
A Ship in a Lock
Panama · North America
In the Panama Canal, a lock raises or lowers ships. The water level changes inside an enclosed chamber.
Did you know?
The canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Look together
Where are the large lock gates?
An idea to try
Draw a boat on a low waterline, then on a high one.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The Panama Canal crosses the isthmus between the two oceans. Locks raise ships towards Gatun Lake and lower them on the other side. This drawing shows a simplified chamber; the systems that move water into and out of it are not visible.
Look together: Where are the large lock gates? Draw a boat on a low waterline, then on a high one.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed; details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place. The map dot gives only an approximate location.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Embassy of Panama: Panama CanalPlace, landscape or monument and the factual explanation on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
