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Explanation:
It was originally intended to shorten the sailing time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Were it not there, a ship would have to travel to the lowest tip of South America and back up again. It would extend any trip by not a trivial amount of time.
Answer:
to shorten sailing time between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
Explanation:
The statement that best explains the reasons for building the Panama Canal across the Isthmus of Panama was to shorten sailing time between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.