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Panama Canal

(Encyclopedia) Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14, on territory leased…

hurricane

(Encyclopedia) CE5 View into the eye of a hurricane showing the structure of the surrounding cloud wall hurricane, tropical cyclone in which winds attain speeds greater than 74 mi (119 km) per hr…

Costa Rica

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Costa Rica Costa Rica kŏsˈtə rēˈkə [key], officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2020 est…

Cuba

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cuba Cuba ky&oomacr;ˈbə, Span. k&oomacr;ˈbä [key], officially Republic of Cuba, republic…

Honduras

(Encyclopedia) CE5 HondurasHondurashŏnd&oobreve;rˈəs, –dy&oobreve;rˈ–; Span., ōnd&oomacr;ˈräs [key], officially Republic of Honduras, republic (2015 est. pop. 8,961,000), 43,277 sq mi…

Puerto Rico

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Puerto RicoPuerto Ricopwārˈtō [key]Puerto Ricorēˈkō [key], island (2015 est. pop. 3,674,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla.…