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*The Isthmus of Panama is the narrowest strip of land in the American continent. It is bordered north-west by Costa Rica, south-east by Colombia, south by the Pacific Ocean, and north by the Caribbean Sea. | |||
*Some consider Panama a transcontinental nation, with the Panama Canal bisecting North and South America. | |||
*The first permanent European settlement in the mainland of the Americas, Santa Maria la Antigua del Darien, was founded in Panama by Vasco Nunez de Balboa in 1510. | |||
*The Pacific Ocean was discovered by Balboa off the coast of Panama on September 25, 1513. | |||
==== Panama in 1915 ==== | ==== Panama in 1915 ==== | ||
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