Which Canal Connects the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

The Panama Canal is the crucial artificial waterway linking the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. While it directly connects the Atlantic and Pacific, it effectively joins the Indian Ocean to the Pacific by allowing ships to transit between the two oceans without rounding Cape Horn. Opened in 1914, this 82-kilometer (51-mile) canal across the Isthmus of Panama remains one of the world's most strategic maritime shortcuts.