Location: Miraflores Locks
Destination: Panama Canal
Country: Panama
Year Taken: 2007
Photographer: Scott Ableman
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The 50 mile long Panama Canal has three sets of locks, including the Miraflores Locks, pictured here.  The locks connect several man-made lakes and a natural river.  These locks are located nearest the Pacific Ocean are the first set after passing under the Bridge of the Americas.
Ships are assessed a toll for using the locks, based on ship length, the type of ship, as well as the type of cargo onboard.  The average toll is around $55,000, with the highest toll recorded for a cruise ship …read more

 
Location: Petaluma River, North Coast  Destination: California Country: United States Year Taken: 2007
Photographer: Jon Rochetti Blog: The DC Traveler
This tug was pushing a large barge of clam shells, moving up he Petaluma River to a shell crushing facility.  The shells would eventually be used to make calcium supplements.  The blue flag with the hatching baby chick is the burgee from the Petaluma Yacht Club.
 
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Location: The Potomac River  Destination: just south of Washington, DC  Country: United States Year Taken: 2005
Photographer: Jon Rochetti Blog: The DC Traveler
This poor boater took a chunk out of their bow, while boating on the Potomac River south of Washington, DC. 
 
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Location: Ha Long Bay Destination: Vân Đồn district in the northeast Country: Vietnam Year Taken: 2005
Photographer: cranrob Blog: Flickr
This area of northeast Vietnam, just south of China, consists of a grouping of close to 2,000 small jungle islands.  A few of the islands are hollow, allowing tourists to explore the large caves.
It’s one of Vietnam’s most picturesque and popular destinations for tourism.
Image from Flickr
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