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].