TABLES OF DISTANCES
via
The Panama Canal and Alternative Routes
and
Tables Showing Distances and
Time Saved by the
Panama Canal
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1911
TABLE I.—DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) VIA PANAMA CANAL AND STRAITS OF MAGELLAN BETWEEN EASTERN
PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND PORTS OF THE WEST COASTS OF NORTH, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA.
From —
Portland, Me
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Port Tampa
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans
Galveston
Via-
iPanama..
\Mage.Jlan.
fPanama .
\Magcllan.
Í Panama .
\MagRllan.
/Panama .
\Magellan.
/Panama .
\MageUan.
/Panama .
\MageMan.
/Panama .
■\Magellaii.
/Panama .
\Magellan.
/Panama .
\Magellan.
/Panama .
\Magenan.
/Panama .
\Magellan.
/Panama .
\Mage!lan.
/Panama .
\Magellan.
fPanaina .
^Magellan.
To¬
pan am a
and Ma¬
gellan.
2,229
6,940
2,185
6,918
2,017
6,947
1,989
6,994
1,944
7,021
1,822
6,899
1,607
6,898
1,606
6,930
l,5.-)9
6,917
1,2/JO
7,a»5
1,392
7,270
1,419
7,310
1,43s
7,363
1,542
7,539
Sitka
1,302
via
3,245
San
Fran¬
cisco
6,lii8
6,776
14,439
6,732
14,408
6,5íi4
14,437
6,536
14,484
6,401
14,511
6,369
14,389
6,154
14,388
6,153
14,420
6,10f>
14,407
5,807
14,555
5,939
14,760
5,9»;6
14,800
5,985
14,853
6,089
15,029
Port
Tovn-
send
770
via
3,245
San
Fran¬
cisco
6,188
6,244
13,907
6,200
13,876
6,032
13,905
6,004
13,952
6,959
13,979
5,837
13,8.57
5,622
13,8.5<i
5,621
13,888
5,574
13,875
5,275
14,023
5,407
14,228
5,4.34
14,2(i8
5,4.53
14,321
5,5.57
14,497
Port
land
650
via
3,245
San
Fran¬
cisco
6,188
6,124
13,787
6,080
13,75(3
5,912
13,785
5,884
13,832
5,839
13,859
5,717
13,737
5,502
13,73(5
5,.501
13,768
5,4.54
13,755
5,155
13,003
5,287
14,108
5,314
14,148
5,.333
14,201
5,437
14,377
San
Fran¬
cisco
3,245
6,188
5,474
13,137
5,430
13,11*3
5,2'i2
1.3,135
.5.234
13,'!S^
.5,189
13,209
5,067
13,087
4,852
13,08(5
4,851
13,118
4,804
13,105
4,505
13,253
4,637
13,458
4,004
13,498
4,683
13,551
4,787
13,727
San
Diego
2,843
5,71X5
5,072
12,745
5,028
12,714
4,8<30
12,713
'4,832
12,790
4,787
12,817
4,66,5
12,695
4,4.50
12,694
4,4-10
12,72(5
4,402
12,713
4,103
12,801
4,235
13,0(5()
4,2(52
13,106)
4,281
13,159
4,38.5
13,335
Aca-
pulco
1,426
4,577
3,655
11,526
3,611
11,495
3,413
11,.524
3,41.5
11,571
3,370
11,598
3,248
11,476
3,033
11,475
3,032
11,507
2,98.5
11,494
2,rSf5
11,642
2,818
11,847
2,845
11,887
2,8(54
11,910
2,iX58
12,116
San
.Tose
de
Guale-
mala
88(5
4,291
3,115
11,240
3,071
11,209
2,875
11,285
2,830
11,312
2,708
11,190
2,493
11,189
2,492
11,221
2,44.5
11,208
2,14(5
11,3.56
2,278
11,561
2,305
11,001
2,324
11,(554
2,428
11,830
Hono¬
lulu
4,685
6,365
6,914
13,314
6,870
13,283
6,674
13,359
6,629
13,38(5
0 ,.507
13,2(54
6,292
13,2«i3
6,291
13,29.5
6,244
13,282
5,945
13,430
6,077
13,635
6,104
13,(575
6,123
13,728
6,227
13,904
Guaya¬
quil
793
3,268
3,022
10,217
2,978
10,18(5
2,810
bT;2i5-
2,782
10,2(52
2,737
10,289
2,61.5
10,167
2,4(«)
10,1(16
2,399
10,198
2,3.52
10,185
2,053
10,333
2,185
10,538
2,212
10,578
2,231
10,631
2,.3.3.5
10,807
Callao
1,34(5
2,665
3,575
9,615
3,531
9,584
3,363
-9,613
3,335
9,(560
3,290
9,(587
3,168
9,5()5
2,9.53
9,.564
2,9.52
9,59(5
2,905
9,583
2,606
9,731
2,738
9,9315
2,765
9,976
2,784
10,029
2,888
10,205
Iqui-
que
1,987
2,19(5
Valpa¬
raiso
2,bl6
1,433
4,216
9,145
4,172
9,114
4,004
3,976
9,190
3,931
9,217
3,809
9,095
3,-594
9,094
3,593
9,12(5
3,546
9,113
3,247
9,2(51
3,379
9,4(56
3,406
9,51X5
3,425
9,,5.59
3,.529
9,735
4,845
8,3,S2
4,801
8,351
4,6.33
-S73SU-:
4,(505
8,427
4 ,.5()0
8,454
4,438
8,332
4,223
8,331
4,222
8,363
4,175
8,350
3,876
8,498
4,008
8,703
4,035
8,743
4,0.54
8,79(5
4,158
8,972
(3)
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TABLE II—DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM ATLANTIC AND GULF PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO
PORTS ON THE WEST COASTS OF NORTH, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA.
To-
From—
New York via—
Norfolk via—
New Orleans via—
Galveston via—
Panama.
Magellan.
Panama.
Magellan.
Panama.
Magellan.
Panama.
Magellan.
Port Townsend via San Francisco
G,032
13, 905
5,837
13,857
5, 453
14,321
5,557
14,497
San Francisco
5,2G2
13,135
5,007
13,087
4, 683
13,551
4,787
13,727
San Jose de Guatemala
2,903
11,238
2,708
11,190
2,324
11,654
2, 428
11,830
Iquique
4,004
9,143
3,809
9, 095
3, 425
9,559
3,529
9, 735
Valparaiso
4,633
. 8,380
4, 438
8,332
4,054
8, 790
4,158
8, 972
Coronel
4,839
8,135
4, 644
8, 087
4,260
8,551
4,364
8, 727
Table III.—DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM NEW YORK AND NEW ORLEANS TO SAN FRANCISCO AND
HONOLULU VIA THE ISTHMUS OP TEHUANTEPEC AND VIA PANAMA.
From—
To¬
san Francisco via—
Honolulu via—
Isthmus oí
Tehuan-
tepec.
167
Panama.
Isthmus of
Tehiian-
■ l.epec.
167
Panama.
4,246
3,110
5,202
4.6.9.3
5,691
i. n.5.5
0,702
6
New Orleans
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TABLE IV.—DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM EUROPEAN PORTS TO PACIFIC PORTS OF AMERICA VIA
PANAMA AND STRAITS OF MAGELLAN.
From—
To—
Liverpool via—
Hamburg v la-
Antwerp via —
Bordeaux via—
Gibraltar via—
Panama.
4,591
Magellan.
7,314
Panama.
5,110
Magellan.
?', 695
Panama.
4,848
Magellan.
7,433
Panama.
4,641
Magellan.
7,074
Pamana.
4,376
Magellan.
6,383
Sitka via San Francisco
9,138
14,804
9,057
15,185
9,395
14,923
9,188
14,564
8,923
13, 873
Port Townsend via San Francisco
8,006
14,272
9,125
14,653
8,863
14,391
8, 650
14,032
8,391
13,341
Portland via San Francisco
8, 480
14,152
9, 005
14,533
8, 743
14,271
8,536
13,912
8,271
13,221
San FrancLsco
7, 836
13, 502
8, 355
13,883
8, 003
13,021
7,886
13,262
7, 621
12,571
San Diego
7,434
13,110
7,953
13, 491
7, 691
13, 229
7, 484
12, 870
7,219
12,179
Acapulco
0,017
11,891
6, 536
12,272
6, 274
12,010
6, 067
11,651
5,802
10,960
San Jose dc Guatemala
5, 477
11, ms
5,996
11,986
5, 734
11,724
5,527
11,365
5,262
10,674
Honolulu
9,276
13,679
9, 795
14,060
9,533
13,798
9, 32(i
13,439
9,061
12, 748
Guayaquil
5,384
1(1,582
5,{K)3
10,963
5,64!
10, 701
5,434
10,342
5,169
9, 651
Callao
5,937
9,980
6, 456
10,361
194
10, 099
5, 987
9, 740
5.722
9,049
IqiliqiJC
f), 578
9,510
7,097
9,891
6, 835
9, 6)29
6, 628
9,270
6.363
8,579
Valparaiso
7, 207
8, 747
7, 726
9,128
7, 464
8, 866
7, 257
8,507
6,992
7,Sl(i
Coronel
7, 413
8,502
7,932
8,883
7, 670
8, 621
7,463
8,262
7,198
7,571
I3G08—11 2
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Table V.—DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM ATLANTIC PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO YOKOHAMA,
SHANGHAI, AND HONGKONG VIA PANAMA AND SUEZ.
From—
To
Panama.
Gibral¬
tar.
Yokohama via—
Shanghai via—
Hongkong via—
Panama,
San Fran¬
cisco,
and
Great
Circle.
7,781
Panama,
and
Hono¬
lulu.
8,079
Suez,
Colombo,
Singa¬
pore,
Hong¬
kong, and
Shanghai.
10,371
Panama,
San Fran¬
cisco,
and
Great
Circle.
8,632
Panama,
Hono¬
lulu,
and
Yoko¬
hama.
9,120
Suez,
Colombo,
Singa¬
pore,
and
Hong¬
kong,
9,330
Panama,
San Fran¬
cisco,
Yoko.
hama,
and
Shanghai.
9,074
Panama,
Hono¬
lulu,
Yoko¬
hama,
and
Shanghai.
9,972
Panama,
Hono¬
lulu,
Guam,
and
Manila.
10,159
Suez,
Colombo,
and
Singa¬
pore.
8,478
Portland
2,229
2,992
10,010
10,308
13,363
10,861
11,349
12,322
11,903
12,201
12,388
11,470
Boston
2,185
3,030
9,966
10,264
13, 401
10,817
11,305
12,360
11,859
12,157
12,344
11,508
New York
2,017
3,195
9,798
10,096
13,566
10,649
11,137
12,525
11,091
11,989
12,170
11,673
Philadelphia
1,989
3,337
9,770
10,068
13,708
10,621
11,109
12,667
11,663
11,901
12,148
11,815
Baltimore
1,944
3,470
9,725
10,023
13,841
10,576
11,064
12,800
11,618
11,910
12,103
11,948
Norfolk
1,822
3,348
9,603
9,901
13,719
10,454
10,942
12,678
11,496
11,794
11,981
11,826
Charleston
1,007
3,592
9,388
9,686
13,903
10,239
10,727
12,922
11,281
11,579
11,766
12,070
Savannah
1,600
3,605
9,387
9,685
14,036
10,238
10,726
12,995
lJ,2S0
11,578
11,765
12,143
Jacksonville
1,559
3,740
9,340
9,638
14,111
10,191
10,679
13,070
11,233
11,531
11,718
12,218
Port Tampa
1,200
4,255
9,041
9,339
14,626
9,892
10,380
13,585
10,934
11,232
11,419
12.733
Pensacola
1,392
4,460
9,173
9,471
14,831
10,024
10,512
13,790
11,000
11,364
11,551
12,938
Mobile
1,419
4,500
9,200
9,498
14,871
10,051
10,539
13,830
11,093
11,391
11,578
12,978
New Orleans
1,438
4,553
9,219
9,517
14,924
10,070
10,558
13,883
11,112
11,410
11,597
13,031
Galveston
1,542
4,729
9,323
9,621
15,100
10,174
10,662
14,059
11,216
11,514
11,701
13,207
T.«le VI.—DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM THE ATIANTIC PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO MANILA
VIA THE PANAMA AND SUEZ ROUTES.
From—
To Manila vla-
Panama,
San Fran¬
cisco, and
Yokohama.
9,531
Panama,
Honolulu;
and
Yokohama.
9,829
Panama,
Honolulu,
Yokohama,
Shanghai,
and
Ilojigkong.
Panama,
Honolulu,
and
Guam.
9,528
Suez,
Colombo,
and
Singapore.
8,394
Portland
Boston
New York...
Philadelphia
Baltimore...
Norfolk
Charleston...
Savannah...
Jacksonville.
Port Tampa.
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans.
Galveston...
11,700
11,710
11,548
11,520
11,475
11,353
11,138
11,137
11,090
10,791
10,923
10,950
10,909
11,073
12.058
12,014
11,840
11,818
11,773
11,051
11,430
11,435
11,388
11,089
11,221
11,248
11,207
11,371
12,832
12,7SS
12,020
12,592
12,547
12,425
12,210
12,209
12,162
11,803
11,995
12,022
12.041
12,145
11,757
11,713
11,545
11,517
11,472
11,350
11.135
11,134
11.087
10,783
10,920
10,947
10,900
11,070
11,380
11,424
11,580
11,731
11,804
11,742
11,080
12,059
12,134
12,049
12,854
12,894
12,947
13,123
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Table VII.—DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM THE ATLANTIC GULF PORTS OP THE UNITED STATES TO
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND VIA PANAMA, THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, AND THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN.
Froiu-
To—
St. Vin¬
cent.
Adelaide vla-
Panaina,
Tahiti,
Sidney,
and Mel¬
bourne.
8,887
St. Vin¬
cent and
Cape
of Good
Hope.
9,736
Melbourne via —
Panama,
Tahiti,
and
Sidne}'.
8,375
St. Vin¬
cent,
Cape
of Good
Hope, and
Adelaide.
10,248
Sidney via-
Panama
and
Tahiti.
7,794
St. Vin¬
cent,Cape
of Good
Hope,
Adelaide,
and Mel¬
bourne.
10,829
Wellington vla-
Panama,
and
Tahiti.
6,834
St. Vin¬
cent,Cape
of Good
Hope,
and Mel¬
bourne.
11,627
Straits
of
Magellan.
4,397
Portland
Boston
New York...
Philadelphia
Baltimore...
Norfolk
Charleston..,
Savannah...
Jacksonville.
Port Tampa.
Pensacola...
Mobile
New Orleans.
Galveston
2,804
2,819
2,914
3,013
3,095
2,973
3,110
3,109
3,199
3,549
3,754
3, 794
3,847
4,023
11,116
11,072
10,904
10,876
10,831
10,709
10,494
10,493
10, 446
10,147
10,279
10,306
10,325
10,429
12,640
12,555
12,650
12,749
12,831
12,709
12,846
12,905
12, 935
13,285
13,490
13,530
13,583
13,759
10, 604
10,560
10,392
10,364
10,319
10,197
9,982
9,981
9,934
9,635
9,767
9,794
9,813
9,917
13,052
13,067
13,162
13,261
13,343
13,221
13,358
13,417
13,447
13,797
14,002
14,042
14,095
14,271
10,023
9,979
9,811
9,783
9,738
9,016
9,401
9,400
9,353
9,054
9,186
9,213
9,232
9,336
13,633
13,648
13,743
13,842
13,924
13,802
13,939
13,998
14,028
14,378
14,583
14,623
14,676
14,852
9,063
9,019
8,851
8,823
8,778
8,656
8,441
8,440
8,393
8,094
8,226
8,253
8,272
8,376
14,331
14,346
14,441
14,540
14,622
14,500
14,637
14,690
14,720
15,076
15,281
15,321
15,374
15,550
11,340
11,315
11,344
11,391
11,418
11,296
11,295
11,327
11,314
11,402
11,667
11,707
11,700
11,936
Table VIII.—DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM LIVEIirOOL VIA TUE PANAMA AND SUEZ ROUTES TO
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE PHILIPriNE ISLANDS, CHINA, AND JAPAN.
To—
Adelaide..
Melbourne
Sydney
"Wellington
Manila
Hongkong
Tientsin
Yokohama
13608--11 3
From
0,534
7, 046
7,627
8,381
5,093
5,177
0,769
7,070
From Liverpool via-
Suoz route.
(To 5««»'4,008.)
Aden, Colombo, and King George
Sound.
Aden, Colombo, King George Sound,
and Adelaide.
Aden, Colombo, King Geoi'ge Sound,
Adelaide, and Melbourne.
Aden, Colombo, King George Sound,
and Melbomme.
Aden, Colombo, and Singapore
.do.
Aden, Colombo^ Singapore, Hongkong,
and Shanghai.
do
Distance.
11,142
11,654
12,235
12,989
9,701
9,785
11,377
11,678
Panama route.
(To Panama 4,591.)
Distance.
Panama, Tahiti, Sidney, and Mel¬
bourne.
Panama, Tahiti, and Sidney.
Panama and Taliiti
do
Panama, San Francisco, and Yoko¬
hama.
.do.
.do.
I'anaina and San Francisco..
13,478
12,966
12,385
11,425
14,122
13,957
13,822
12,372
III favor of
Suez —,
Pana¬
ma -f-.
-2,336
-1,312
- 150
+ 1,564
-4,421
-4,172
-2,445
7
Table IX.—COMPARATIVE DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL TO NEW ZEA¬
LAND, AUSTRALIA, PHILIPPINES, CHINA, AND JAPAN, VIA SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS.
To-
New York, via Panama Canal.
2,017
Ports of call.
Distance
Liverpool, via Suez Canal.
4,008
Ports of call.
Distance.
Differ¬
ence in
favor of
Suez —,
Panama
+ .
■Wellington.
Sydney
Adelaide
Manila
Hongkong.
Shanghai..
Tientsin
Yokohama.
Panama and Tahiti.
do
Panama, Tahiti, Sydney, and Mel¬
bourne.
Panama, San Francisco, and Yoko¬
hama.
.do.
.do.
.do.
Panama and San Francisco.
8,851
9,811
10,904
11,518
11,383
10,839
11,248
9,798
Aden, Colombo, King (leorge Sound,
and Melbourne.
Aden, Colombo, King ("îeorge Sound,
Adelaide, and Melbourne.
Aden, Colombo, and King George
Sound.
Aden, Colombo, and Singapore..
do
Aden, Colombo, Singapore, and Hong¬
kong.
.\den, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong,
and Shanghai.
,....do
12,989
12,235
11,142
9,701
9,785
10,637 I
11,377
11,678 I
+4,138
+2,424
+ 238
-1,847
-1,598
- 202
+ 129
+ 1,880
Table X DISTANCES (IN NAUTICAL MILES) FROM ATLANTIC (AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN) PORTS TO PACIFIC
PORTS.
From—
Via Panama Canal to—
San Fran-
ci.sco.
3,245
Iquique.
1,987
Valparaiso.
2.616
Honolulu.
4,685
Yokohama.
7,660
Hongkong.
9,173
Manila.
9,370
Sydney, via
Tahiti.
7,794
Wellington,
via Tahiti.
6..8,'U
-
. ..... _ .
New York
5,262
4,004
4,d33
G, 702
9,077
11,100
11,387
9,811
8,851
Charleston
4,852
3,594
4,223
6,292
9,207
10,780
10, 977
9,401
8,441
New Orleans
4,683
3,425
4,054
6,123
9,098
10,011
10, SOS
9,232
8,272
Liverpool
7,836
■6,578
7,207
9,276
12,251
13,704
13,901
12,385
11,425
Hamburg
8,355
7,097
7,720
9,795
12,770
14,283
14,480
12,904
11,944
Gibraltar
7, 624
6,360
6,995
9,064
12,039
13,552
13,749
12,173
11,213
8
Table XI—REDUCTION (IN NAUTICAL MILES) EFFECTED BY THE PANAMA CANAL IN LENGTH OF ALL-WATER
ROUTES BETWEEN PORTS OP THE ATLANTIC-GULF SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES AND PACIFIC
PORTS, AMERICAN AND FOREIGN.
From—
To—
Port¬
land
(Me.).
Bos¬
ton.
New
York.
Phila¬
del¬
phia.
Balti¬
more.
Nor¬
folk.
Charles¬
ton.
Savan¬
nah.
Jack¬
son¬
ville.
Port
Tampa.
Pen-
sacola.
Mo¬
bile.
New
Orleans.
Gal¬
ves¬
ton.
Remarks.
Sitka
7,üG3
7, 076
7,873
7,948
8,020
8,020
8,234
S, 267
8,301
8,743
8,821
8,834
8,868
8, 940
Via San Francisco. Ditîer-
ence between Panama and
Magellan routes.
Port Townsend
7,GC3
7, 676
7,873
7,948
8,020
8,020
8,234
8,207
8, 301
8,748
8,821
8, 834
8,868
8,940
Do.
Portland, Oreg
7, 6G3
7,676
7,873
7,948
8,020
8,020
8,234
8,2()7
8,301
3,748
8, 821
8,834
8, 868
8,940
Do.
San Francisco
7, 663
7,676
7,873
7,948
8,020
8,020
8,234
8,267
8,301
8,74S
8,821
8, 834
8, 868
8,940
Do.
San Diego
7; 073
7,080
7,883
7,958
8,030
8,030
8,244
8,277
8,311
8,758
8,831
8, 844
8, 87S
8,950
Do.
A capulco
7, 871
7,884
8,081
8,156
8,228
S, 228
8,412
8, 475
S, 509
8, 950
9, 029
9, 042
9,076
9,148
Do.
San Jose de Guatemala
8,125
8,138
8,335
8,410
8,482
8,482
8,696
8,729
8,763
9, 210
9,283
9, 296
9,330
9, 402
Do.
Honolulu
6,400
6,413
G, 610
6,685
6,757
6,757
G, 971
7,0C4
7,03S
7, 485
7,558
7,571
7,605
7, 677
Do.
Guayaquil
7,195
7,208
7,405
7,480
7,552
7,552
7,700
7,799
7.833
8,280
8, 353
8,366
8, 400
S, 472
Do.
Callao
6,040
0,053
6,250
6,325
6,397
0,397
0,611
6,644
0, 678
7,125
7,198
7.211
7,245
7,317
Do.
Iquique
4,929
4,942
5,139
5,214
5,286
5,286
5,500
5,533
5, 567
6,014
6,087
6,100
6,134
6. 206
Do.
Valparaiso
3,537
3,550
3,747
3,822
3,894
3,894
4,108
4,141
4,175
4, 622
4,695
4,708
4,742
4,814
Do.
Coronel
3,086
3,099
3,296
3,371
3,443
3,443
3.657
3,690
3,724
4,171
4, 244
4,257
4, 291
4, 303
Do.
Yokohama
3,353
3,435
3,768
3,938
4,116
4,116
4,575
4, 649
4,771
5, 585
5,658
5,071
5, 705
5,777
Difterence between routes via
Panama, San Francisco,
and Great Circle, and via
Suez, Colombo, Singapore,
Hongkong, and Shanghai.
Shanghai
1,461
1,543
1,876
2,046
2,224
2,224
2,683
2,757
2,879
3, 693
3,766
3,779
3.813
3.885
Ditîerence between routes via
- Panama; San "Francisco,
Yokohama,Hiid (»reat Oir-
«.clpi, and via Suez. Colombo,
Singapore, and Hongkong.
ITongkong
1—433
1-351
1— IS
152
330
330
789
■»^137-
9S.5
1,799
1,872
1,885
1,919
1. 991
DitTereiice between routes via
Panama, San Franei.sco,
Yokohama, and Shanghai,
and via Suez, Colombo, ami
Singapore.
1-374
1-292
41
211
389
389
848
922
1.044
1.S5S
1,931
1,944
1,978
2, 050
Ditïercnce between routes via
Panama, San Francisco,
and Yokohama, and via
Suez, Colombo, and Singa¬
pore.
Adelaide
1,424
1,483
1,746
1,873
2,000
2,000
2,352
2,412
2.489
3,133
3,211
3, 224
3,258
3,330
DilTerence between routes via
Panama, Tahiti, Sidney,
• and Melbourne, and via St.
\'incent and Cape of Gooil
Hope.
Melbourne
2,507
2,770
2,897
3.024
3,024
3.376
.3, 436
3,513
4,162
4, 2,35
4.248
4.2S2
4.354
Ditlerence bet ween routes via
Panama, Tahiti, and Sid¬
ney, and via St. Vincent.
Cape of Crood Hope, and
, Adelaide.
Sidney
3,610
3,069
3,9.32
4,059
4,180
4,180
4, 5.38
4, 598
4, 675
5,324
5,397
5. 410
5,444
5.516
DilTerence bet ween routes via
Panama and Tahiti and via
St. Vincent, Cape of Good
Hope, Adelaide, and Mel¬
bourne.
Wellington
2, 283
2,296
2,493
2,508
2,040
2,040
2, 854
2, 8S7
2.921
3,368
3,441
3,454
3.4SS
3.500
DilTerence between routes via
Panama ami Tahiti and
via Straits of Magellan.
I Distance less via Suez.
9
Table XII.—REDUCTION (IN NAUTICAL MILES) EFFECTED BY THE PANAMA CANAL IN DISTANCES FROM EURO¬
PEAN PORTS TO THE PORTS OF THE WEST COAST OF AMERICA AND TO NEW ZEALAND.
Via—
From—
Remarks.
Liverpool.
Hamburg.
Antwerp.
Bordeaux.
Gibraltar.
Dis¬
tance.
Less via
Pan¬
ama.
Dis¬
tance.
Less via
Pan¬
ama.
Dis¬
tance.
Less via
Pan¬
ama.
Dis¬
tance.
Less via
Pan¬
ama.
Dis¬
tance.
Less via
Pan¬
ama.
Magellan
14.804
5,666
15,185
5,528
14,923
5,528
14,564
5,376
13,873
4,950
Via San Francisco.
Panama
9,657
9,395
9,188
8,923
Magellan
14,272
5,666
14,653
5,528
14.391
5,528
14,032
5,376
13,341
4,950
Do. ,
Panama
8,606
9,125
8,863
8,656
8,391
Magellan
14.152
5,666
14,533
5,528
14,271
5,528
13,912
5,376
13,221
4,950
Do.
Panama
8,486
9,005
8,743
8,536
8,271
Magellan
13,502
5,666
13,883
0,528
13,621
5,528
13,262
5,376
12,571
4, 950
Panama
7,836
8,355
8,093
7,886
7,621
Magellan
13,110
5,676
13,491
5,538
13,229
5,538
12,870
5,386
12,179
4,960
Panama
7,434
7,953
7,691
7,484
7,219
Magellan
11,891
5,874
12,272
5,736
12,010
5,736
11,651
5,584
10,960
5.158
Panama
6,017
6,536
6,274
6,007
5,802
Magellan
11,605
6,128
11,986
5,990
11,724
5,900
11,365
5,838
10.674
5,412
Panama
5,477
5,996
5,734
5,527
5,262
Magellan
13,679
4, 403
14,060
4,265
13,798
4,265
13,439
4,113
12.748
3; 687
Panama
9,276
9,795
9,533
9,326
9,061
Magellan
10,582
5,198
10,963
5,000
10,701
5,060
10,342
4,908
9,651
4,482
Panama
5,384
5,903
5,641
5,434
5,169
Magellan
9,980
4,043
10,361
3,905
10,099
3,905
9,740
3,753
9.049
3,327
Panama
5,937
6,456
6,194
5,987
5,722
Magellan
9,510
2,932
9,891
2,794
9,629
2,794
9,270
2,642
8.579
2,216
Panama
6,578
7,097
6,835
6,028
6,363
! Magellan
8,747
1..510
9,128
1,402
8.866
1.402
•Srrfo;
1, 2.a)
7,816"
- '524
,
Panama
7,2u7
7,726
7,464
7,257
6.092
Magellan
8, 502
1,089
8,883
951
8,621
951
8,262
799
7,571
373
Panama
7,413
7,932
7,670
7,463
7,198
12,989
1,564
13,353
1,409
13,091
1,409
12,732
1,257
11,702
489
George Sound, and Melbourne.
Panama
11,425
11,944
11,682
11,475
11,213
Panama route via Tahiti.
To-
Sitka
Port Townsend
Portland, Oreg
San Francisco
San Diego
Acapulco
San Jose de Guatemala..
Honolulu
Guayaquil
Callao
Iquiqne
Valparaiso
Coronel
Wellington
10
TABLE XIII.—NUMBER OP DAYS SAVED, FOR VESSELS OF DIFFERENT SPEEDS, BY THE PANAMA CANAL ROUTE
BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC-GULF PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND PACIFIC PORTS, AMERICAN AND FOREIGN.
From—
To—
New York
, for vessels of—
Charleston
, for vessels of—
Fort Tampa, for vessels
of—
New Orleans, for vessels
of—
Galveston
for vessels of—
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Sitka
35.9
32.3
26. S
22.9
20-0
37.6
33.8
28.1
24.0
20.9
40.0
35.9
29.8
25.5
22.2
40.5
36.4
30.2
25.9
22.6
40.8
30.7
30.5
26.1
22.7
32, 3
26 8
22 9
2.0,(1
37.6
33. 8
28 1
24,0
20 9
40.0
3.5,9
29,8
25. 5
22 2
40.5
36.4
30.2
25.9
22. 6
40.8
36.7
30. 5
26.1
22.7
Portland, Oreg
35.9
32.3
26.8
22.9
20.0
37, 6
33.8
28.1
24.0
20.9
40.0
35.9
20.8
25.5
22.2
40.5
36.4
30.2
25.9
22.6
40.8
36.7
30.5
20.1
22.7
San Francisco
35.9
32.3
26. S
22.9
20.0
37.6
33.8
28.1
24.0
20.9
40.0
35.9
29.8
25.5
22.2
40.5
30.4
30.2
25.9
22.6
40.8
30.7
30.5
20.1
22.7
San Diego
36.0
32.3
26.8
22.9
20.0
37.0
33.8
28.1
24.0
20.9
40.0
35.9
20.9
25.5
22.3
40.6
36.4
30.3
25.9
22.6
40.9
36.8
30.5
26.1
22.8
Acapulco
30.0
33.2
27.5
23.5
20.5
38.5
34.0
23.8
24.6
21.5
40.9
36.8
30.5
26.1
22.8
41.5
37. .3
31.0
26.5
23.1
41.8
37.6
31.2
26.7
23.3
3fi.O
34 2
28 4
24.3
21.2
40.2
35, 7
29.7
25.4
22.1
42.1
37.9
31.5
26.9
23. .5
42.6
38. 4
31.9
27.3
23.8
43.0
38. 7
32.1
27.5
24.0
Honolulu
30.1
27.0
22.4
19.1
16.7
31.7
28.5
23.7
20.2
17.7
34.1
30.7
25-5
21.8
19.0
34.7
31.2
25.0
22.1
19.3
35.0
31.5
26,2
22.4
19.5
Guayaquil
33.7
30.3
25.2
21.5
18.7
35.4
31.8
26.5
22. G
19.7
37.8
34.0
28.3
24.1
21.1
38.4
34.5
28.7
24.5
21.4
38. 7
34.8
28.9
24.7
21.6
Callao
28.4
25.5
21.2
18.1
15.7
30.1
27.0
22.4
19.2
16. 7
32.5
29.2
24.2
20.7
IS.l
33.0
29.7
24.7
21.1
18.4
33.4
30.0
24.9
21.3
18.5
Iquique
23.3
20.9
17.3
14.8
12.9
25.0
22.4
IS. 6
15.8
13.8
27.3
24.5
20.4
17.4
15.2
27.9
25.0
29.8
17.7
15. 4
28.3
25.3
21.0
17.9
15.6
Valparaiso
16.8
15.1
12.5
10.6
9.2
IS.5
16. G
13.7
11.-7
10.2
20.9
18.7
15.0
13.2
11.5
21.4
19.2
10.0
13.6
11.8
21.8
19.5
10.2
13.8
12.0
Coronel
14.7
13.2
10.9
9.3
8.1
16. 4
14.7
12.2
10.4
9.0
18.8
1G.9
14.0
11.9
10.4
19.4
17.4
14.4
12.3
10.7
20.5
17.7
14.6
12.5
10:9
Yokohama
16.9
15.2
12. C
10.7
9.3
20.7
18.5
15.4
13.1
11.4
25.3
22.8
18.9
16.1
14.0
25.9
23.3
19.3
16.5
14.4
20.2
23.6
19.5
16.7
14.5
Shanghai
8.1
7.3
G.0
5.1
4.4
11.9
10.7
8.8
7.5
6. 5
16.6
14.8
12.3
10.4
9.1
17.1
15.4
12.7
10.8
9.4
17.4
15.7
13.0 11.1
9.6
Hongkong
3.1
2.8
2.2
1.9
1. 5
7.8
7.0
5.7
4.8
4.2
8.4
7. '
6.2
.5,2
_4,_5
8.7
7.
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. 5. 4
- 4.-7-
Adelaide
7.5
6.7
5.1.
4. 6
4.0
-"73:4
10.4
9.3
2.4
2. ü
(i. 5
1.7
5. <
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14.0
7.2
12.5
5.9
10.4
.5.0
8.8
4.3
8.(
14. (
7.7
13. ]
6.4
10.8
5.4
9.2
4.7
8. 0
9.0
J4.Î
8.(
13.3
6.f
11.0
5. l
9.4
4.8
8.1
Mcn>o\irrvc
12.3
11.0
9.1
7.7
6.7
15.1
13.5
11.2
9.5
8.3
1.8.7
16.8
14.0
11.9
10.3
19.3
17.3
14.3
12.2
10.7
19. (
17. (
14.6
12.4
10.8
Sidney
17.7
15.8
13.1
11.2
9.7
20.5
18.4
15.3
13-0
11.3
24.1
21.7
18.0
15.3
13.4
24. G
22.2
IS. 4 15.7
13.7
25.0
22. A
18.0
15.9
13.S
Wellington
11.0
9.9
8.1
0.9
6.0
12.7
11.4
9.4
8.0
6.9
15.1
13.5
11.2
9.5
8.3
15. r
14.0
11.r
9.9
S.f
15.0
14.3
ILS
10.5
8.7
11
TABLE XIV.—NUMBER OF DAYS SAVED, FOR VESSELS OF DIFFERENT SPEEDS, BY THE PANAMA CANAL ROUTE
BETWEEN EUROPEAN PORTS AND PORTS OF PACIFIC AMERICA AND OF NEW ZEALAND.
From—
To—
Liverpool, for vessels of—
Hamburg, for vessels of—
Antwerp, for vessels of—
Bordeaux
for vessels of—
Gibraltar
for vessels of—
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CD
Sitka
25.7
23.1
19.1
16.3
14.2
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
24.4
21.9
18.1
15.5
13.5
22.4
20.1
16.7
14.2
12.3
Port Townsend
25.7
23.1
19.1
16.3
14.2
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
24.4
21.9
18.1
15.5
13.5
22.4
20.1
16.7
14.2
12.3
Portland, Oreg
25.7
23.1
19.1
16.3
14.2
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
24.4
21.9
18.1
15.5
13.5
22.4
20.1
16.7
14.2
12.3
San Francisco
25.7
23.1
19.1
16.3
14.2
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
24.4
21.9
18.1
15.5
13.5
22.4
20.1
16.7
14.2
12. .3
San Diego
25.7
23.1
19.2
16.4
14.3
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
25.1
22.5
18.7
15.9
13.9
24.5
21.9
18.2
15.5
13.5
22.4
20.1
16.7
14.2
12.4
Acapulco
26.7
23.9
19.9
17.0
14.8
20.0
23.4
19.4
IG. G
14.4
26. Ü
23.4
19.4
16.6
14.4
2.13
22.8
18.9
16.1
14.1
23.4
21.0
17.4
14.8
12.9
San Jose de Guatemala
27.8
25.0
20.8
17.7
15.4
27.2
24.4
20.3
17.3
15.1
27.2
24.4
20.3
17.3
15.1
26.5
23.8
19.8
IG.S
14.7
24.5
22.0
18.3
15. 6
13.6
Honolulu
19.8
17.8
14.8
12.6
10.9
19.2
17.2
14.3
12.2
11). 6
19.2
17.2
14.3
12.2
10.6
18.5
16. G
13.7
11.7
10.2
16.5
14.8
12.3
10. 4
9.1
Guayaquil
23.5
21.1
17.5
14.9
13.0
22.9
20.6
17.1
14.6
12.7
22.9
20.6
17.1
14.6
12.7
22.2
19.9
16.5
14.1
12.2
20.2
18.2
15.0
12.8
11.1
Callao
18.2
16.3
13.5
11.5
10.0
17.6
15.8
13.1
11.5
9.7
17.6
15.8
13.1
11.5
9.7
16.8
15.1
12.5
10.6
9.2
14.9
13.3
11.0
9.4
8.1
Iquique
13.1
11.7
9.7
8.2
7.1
12.4
11.1
9.2
7.8
6.8
12.4
11.1
9.2
7.8
6.8
11.7
10.0
8.7
7.3
6.3
9.7
8.7
7.2
6.1
5.2
Valparaiso
6.6
5.9
4.8
4.1
3.5
6.0
5.3
4.3
3.5
3.1
6.0
5.3
4.3
3.5
3.1
5.3
4.7
3.8
3.2
2.7
3.3
2.9
2.3
1.9
1.6
Coronel
4.5
4.0
3.3
2.7
2.3
3.9
3.4
2.8
2.3
1.9
3.9
3.4
2.8
2.3
1.9
3.1
2.8
2.2
1.8
1.5
1.2
1.0
O.S
0.0
0.5
Wellington
6.7
6.0
4.9
4.2
3.5
6
5.3
4.4
3.7
3.2
0.0
5.3
4.4
3.7
3.2
5.3
4.7
3.8
3.2
2.7
1.7
1.5
1.2
...
0.5
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