Cahora Bassa Dam

Summary

Cahora Bassa Dam is a hydroelectric power station^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of hydroelectric_power_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cahora Bassa Dam is located in Cahora-Bassa District^[3].
• Cahora Bassa Dam is in the country of Mozambique^[4].
• Cahora Bassa Dam is on the body of water Zambezi River^[5].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's image is recorded as Cahora Bassa em Tete - panoramio - Nelson Deolinda Amin… (10).jpg^[6].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station^[7].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's instance of is recorded as arch dam^[8].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's owned by is recorded as Hidroeléctrica da Cahora Bassa S.A.^[9].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's operator is recorded as Hidroeléctrica da Cahora Bassa S.A.^[10].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315529560^[11].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's has use is recorded as hydroelectricity^[12].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's Commons category is recorded as Cahora Bassa Dam^[13].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20015202^[14].
• +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cahora Bassa Dam^[15].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -15.585833, 'lon': 32.704722}^[16].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bmd0_z^[17].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's official website is recorded as https://www.hcb.co.mz/^[18].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Cahora-Bassa-dam-and-hydroelectric-facility-Mozambique^[19].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence^[20].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1085544^[21].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's date of official opening is recorded as +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1101087^[23].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+303'}^[24].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+220'}^[25].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+171'}^[26].
• Cahora Bassa Dam's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Cahora Bassa Dam is in the country of Mozambique^[4]. It is located in Cahora-Bassa District^[3]. It is on the body of water Zambezi River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Cahora Bassa Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+220'}^[25]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+303'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include hydroelectric power station^[7] and arch dam^[8]. Cahora Bassa Dam's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage of Portuguese Influence^[20].

History and Context

+1969-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cahora Bassa Dam^[15]. Its owned by is recorded as Hidroeléctrica da Cahora Bassa S.A.^[9].

Why It Matters

Cahora Bassa Dam ranks in the top 4% of hydroelectric_power_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]