Ancón
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Ancón may refer to:
- Ancón, Guayas, a city in Guayas, Ecuador
- Ancón DistrictAncón DistrictAncón is a district of northern Lima Province in Peru. It is a popular beach resort, visited every summer by hundreds of people from Lima.Officially established as a district on October 29, 1874, the current mayor of Ancón is Jaime Jesús Pajuelo Torres. The district's postal code is...
, a district of Peru - Ancón, PanamaAncón, PanamaAncón is a "corregimiento" in central Panama , northeast of the [town-]limits of the town of Balboa. Ancon Hill is also the name of a large hill that overlooks Panama City, and served as a form of protection from pirates, and sea invasion...
, a city in central Panama - Treaty of AncónTreaty of AncónThe Treaty of Ancón was signed by Chile and Peru on 20 October 1883, in the Ancón District near Lima. It was intended to settle the two nations' remaining territorial differences at the conclusion of their involvement in the War of the Pacific and to stabilise post-bellum relations between...
, signed by Peru and Chile on 20 October 1883 - AnconAnconAncon Building Products is a company that designs and manufactures Stainless steel products for the construction industry founded and still based in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The main products being "Wall Tie", and brickwork support systems. Ancon is part of Tyco International...
, a United Kingdom company that manufactures steel products for the construction industry - Ancon HillAncon HillAncon Hill is a steep 654-foot hill which overlooks Panama City, Panama adjacent to the township of Ancón.-Natural Features:It was under U.S. jurisdiction as part of the Panama Canal Zone for much of the 20th century and therefore was never developed like most of the surrounding urbanized parts of...
, a steep 654-foot hill which overlooks Panama City - SS AnconSS AnconSS Ancon was an American steamship that became the first ship to officially transit the Panama Canal in 1914. The steamer began life as the SS Shawmut, built for the Boston Steamship Line in 1902. About 1910 she was purchased by the Panama Railroad Company to provide shipping required for the...
, the first steamship to officially transit the Panama Canal in 1914. - USS Ancon (ID-1467)USS Ancon (ID-1467)USS Ancon was a screw steamship in the United States Navy. As SS Ancon, she was the first ship to sail through the Panama Canal....
, the renamed SS Ancon, as a US Navy transport in World War I. - USS Ancon (AGC-4)USS Ancon (AGC-4)USS Ancon was an ocean liner acquired by the United States Navy during World War II and converted to a combined headquarters and communications command ship.-Early civilian service:...
, a United States cargo and passenger ship that saw service in World War II