What would happen if they removed the locks from the Panama Canal and let the waters seek their own levels?
In: Planetary Science
I always wondered this, as well, Turns out the ocean is higher on the west coast than the east (or is it the other way round?). It has to do with rotation of the earth and the tides. It never made sense to me, since water seeks its own level, so sea level should be constant the world over, right?
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