Itaipu Dam
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Itaipu Dam
Summary
Itaipu Dam is an embankment dam[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month, #1 of 241).[2]
Key Facts
- Itaipu Dam is located in Hernandarias District[3].
- Itaipu Dam is located in Foz do Iguaçu[4].
- Itaipu Dam is in the country of Brazil[5].
- Itaipu Dam is in the country of Paraguay[6].
- Itaipu Dam is on the body of water Paraná River[7].
- Itaipu Dam's image is recorded as ItaipuAerea2AAL.jpg[8].
- Itaipu Dam's instance of is recorded as embankment dam[9].
- Itaipu Dam's instance of is recorded as transborder building[10].
- Itaipu Dam's instance of is recorded as buttress dam[11].
- Itaipu Dam's instance of is recorded as gravity dam[12].
- Itaipu Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[13].
- Itaipu Dam's architect is recorded as Brasil-Paraguay Mixed Technical Commission[14].
- Itaipu Dam's owned by is recorded as Itaipú Binacional[15].
- Itaipu Dam's operator is recorded as Itaipú Binacional[16].
- Itaipu Dam's logo image is recorded as Logo Itaipu Preferencial.svg[17].
- Itaipu Dam's ISNI is recorded as 0000000104214338[18].
- Itaipu Dam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155907271[19].
- Itaipu Dam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50054689[20].
- Itaipu Dam's part of is recorded as Seven Wonders of the Modern World[21].
- Itaipu Dam's Commons category is recorded as Itaipu Dam[22].
- Itaipu Dam's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 19685440[23].
- Itaipu Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20001072[24].
- +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Itaipu Dam[25].
- Itaipu Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -25.407777777778, 'lon': -54.59}[26].
- Itaipu Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j8l5[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Brazil[5], a sovereign state[28], in Portuguese Empire[29], founded in 1822[30] and Paraguay[6], a republic[31], in Paraguay[32], founded in 1811[33]. Located in include Hernandarias District[3], a municipality of Paraguay[34], in Paraguay[35], founded in 1896[36] and Foz do Iguaçu[4], a municipality of Brazil[37], in Brazil[38], founded in 1910[39]. Itaipu Dam is on the body of water Paraná River[7]. Its part of is recorded as Seven Wonders of the Modern World[21].
Physical Characteristics
Itaipu Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7700'}[40].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include embankment dam[9], transborder building[10], buttress dam[11], gravity dam[12], and hydroelectric power station[13].
History and Context
+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Itaipu Dam[25]. Its owned by is recorded as Itaipú Binacional[15].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Itaipu Dam include Itaipu[41], a musical work/composition[42].
Why It Matters
Itaipu Dam ranks in the top 0.41% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month, #1 of 241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include Itaipu[41], a musical work/composition[42].