Geological Features/Landforms in Panama

The Azuero Peninsula is located in southern Panama. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean in the south and by the Gulf of Panama in the east. The Panamanian capital Panama City is the main urban center on the gulf shore. The Pearl Islands is an archipelago in the Gulf of Panama.

The Cordillera de Talamanca is a mountain range that lies on the southeast half of Costa Rica and the far west of Panama. It is a spectacular range that rises from sea level on the Caribbean side to over 12,000 ft and then drops back down to the Valle General on the Pacific side.

The Gulf of Darién is the southernmost extension of the Caribbean Sea. The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads, stretching from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to the lower reaches of South America. It is interrupted between Panama and Colombia by the Darién Gap.

The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. It separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean. The Panama Canal is one of the most strategic artificial waterways in the world and one of the largest, most difficult, engineering projects ever undertaken.