Question

Before the Panama Canal was built, how did ships get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
A. They traveled by way of Rio Luis, a river in Panama.
B. They traveled around the southern tip of South America.
C. They traveled by way of Rio Yape, a river in Panama.
D. They traveled through the Bering Straight.​

Answer 1

Before the Panama Canal was built, ships traveling between the east and west coasts of the American continents had to go around Cape Horn in South America, a voyage that was some 8,000 nautical miles longer then going through the canal and that took about two months to complete.

Answer 2

B I did this before