Wiwon Dam

The Wiwon Dam or Weiyuan Dam is a gravity dam on the Yalu River between and . It is located 40 km southwest of in Jilin Province, China and in Chagang Province, North Korea.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Ji’an, Jilin Province/Wiwon County, Chagang Province
  • Also known as: “Weiyuan Dam”

Wiwon Dam

Latitude
40.90196° or 40° 54′ 7″ north
Longitude
125.97268° or 125° 58′ 22″ east
Open location code
8QG7WX2F+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30752840
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q16903060
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Wiwon Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “渭原水电站”
  • Italian: “diga di Weiyuan”
  • Korean: “위원댐”
  • Persian: “سد ویون”
  • Swedish: “Weiyuan Shuiku”
  • Thai: “เขื่อนวีว็อน”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Wiwon (Weiyuan)”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Wiwon”

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