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Contra Dam

dam in Ticino, Switzerland
Place arch_dam Q2802728
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Contra Dam

Summary

Contra Dam is an arch dam[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of arch_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Contra Dam is located in Canton of Ticino[3].
  • Contra Dam is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Contra Dam's video is recorded as Aerial imagery of Contra Dam and Verzasca River, Ticino, Switzerland.webm[5].
  • Contra Dam's image is recorded as BarrageDeContra.JPG[6].
  • Contra Dam's instance of is recorded as arch dam[7].
  • Contra Dam's Commons category is recorded as Contra Dam[8].
  • Contra Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20007410[9].
  • Contra Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.1966, 'lon': 8.84824}[10].
  • Contra Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c1swl[11].
  • Contra Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Verzasca[12].
  • Contra Dam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7282659[13].
  • Contra Dam's date of official opening is recorded as +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Contra Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+436'}[15].
  • Contra Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Lago di Vogorno[16].
  • Contra Dam's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as verzasca-dam[17].

Body

Geography

Contra Dam is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Canton of Ticino[3].

Physical Characteristics

Contra Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+436'}[15].

Designation and Status

Contra Dam's instance of is recorded as arch dam[7].

Why It Matters

Contra Dam ranks in the top 10% of arch_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

GoldenEye Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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