World famous Barro Colorado Island, which was established for scientific study when the lake was formed and is today operated by the Smithsonian Institution, is the largest island on Gatun Lake.
Patricio Athelstan Scantlebury (November 11, 1917, in Gatun Lake, Panama – May 24, 1991) was a professional baseball player who played 1 season for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball, but was mostly known for his time in the Negro leagues when he was considered Panama's first Professional baseball star on foreign soil.
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The ship is trapped in the Panama Canal as a result of an international crisis and anchors in Gatun Lake.
Main site is in Panama City; branches in research stations on Barro Colorado Island on Gatun Lake, and on Colón Island, Bocas del Toro Province.