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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. | *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. | |||
Panama | *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. | |||
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