Cahora Bassa Dam
The Cahora Bassa Dam is a dam across the Zambezi River, located in Mozambique. Completed in 1979, the resultant reservoir, the Cahora Bassa Lake, was built principally for the generation of conventional hydroelectric power for use in South Africa.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 220 metres (720 feet)
- Description: dam in Mozambique
- Also known as“Cabora Bassa Dam”“Cahora Bassa”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Songo.
Songo
Songo is a town in Central Mozambique.
Cahora Bassa Dam
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Latitude
-15.58547° or 15° 35′ 8″ south
Longitude
32.70511° or 32° 42′ 18″ east
Open location code
5GPJCP74+R2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cahora Bassa Dam” goes by many names.
سد كاهورا باساArabic
Кабора-БасаBelarusian
presa Cahora BassaCatalan
Cahora BassaCebuano
卡布拉•巴薩水壩Chinese
卡布拉巴萨水电站Chinese
卡布拉巴薩水電站Chinese
Big CahoraGhanaian Pidgin English
Cahora Bassa DamGhanaian Pidgin English
Dam din Cahora BassaHausa
Bendungan Cahora BassaIndonesian
diga di Cahora BassaItalian
カオラ・バッサダムJapanese
カホラ・バッサ・ダムJapanese
Cahora Bassa-demningenNorwegian
Cabora Bassa-dammenNorwegian Bokmål
Cahora Bassa-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد کاهورا باساPersian
Кахора-БасаRussian
Letamo la Cahora BassaTswana
Cahora Bassa DamTwi
Zambezi KɛseɛTwi
Кахора-БасаUkrainian
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