Victoria Dam
Victoria Dam is an arch dam located 130 mi upstream of the Mahaweli River's mouth and 4 mi from Teldeniya in Sri Lanka. It is named in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 610 metres (2,010 feet)
- …is also known as “Victoria Hydroelectric Dam”
- Description: dam in Sri Lanka
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adhikarigama and Malulla.
Adhikarigama
Town
Adhikarigama is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka.
Hanguranketha
Town
Hanguranketha is a town in the Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province of Sri Lanka.
4½ km south of Victoria Dam
Victoria Dam
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Latitude
7.21667° or 7° 13′ north
Longitude
80.78333° or 80° 47′ east
Open location code
6MV26Q8M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Victoria Dam” goes by many names.
維多利亞水壩Chinese
Victoria DamDutch
ヴィクトリア・ダムJapanese
ヴィクトリア・ダム (スリランカ)Japanese
VictoriademningenNorwegian
VictoriademningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد ویکتوریاPersian
سد ویکتوریا (سریلانکا)Persian
වික්ටෝරියා වේල්ලSinhala
වික්ටෝරියා වේල්ල, ශ්රී ලංකාවSinhala
விக்டோரியா அணைTamil
ГЕС ВікторіяUkrainian
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