Wu Gorge

Wu Gorge, sometimes called Great Gorge, is the second gorge of the Three Gorges system on the Yangtze River, People's Republic of China. It stretches 45 km from to Guandukou, and is located downstream of and upstream of .
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  • Type: Valley with an elevation of 62 metres
  • Description: gorge in the Yangtze River
  • Also known as: “Wu Hsia” and “Wu Xia”

Wu Gorge

Latitude
31.02097° or 31° 1′ 16″ north
Longitude
110.00851° or 110° 0′ 31″ east
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8P3G22C5+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3253807502
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­valley
Geo­Names ID
1790921
Wiki­data ID
Q8038910
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Wu Gorge” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wu Xia”
  • Chinese: “巫峡”
  • Chinese: “巫峽”
  • German: “Wu-Schlucht”
  • Indonesian: “Ngarai Wu”
  • Japanese: “巫峡”
  • Swedish: “Wu Xia”
  • Yue Chinese: “巫峽”

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