Gelantan Dam

The Gelantan Dam is a gravity dam on the Lixian River, bordering the counties of and in Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 390 MW power station.
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Gelantan Dam

Latitude
22.7026° or 22° 42′ 9″ north
Longitude
102.05719° or 102° 3′ 26″ east
Open location code
7PJ4P334+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 422766052
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­dam
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q5530364
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Gelantan Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 戈兰滩大坝
  • Chinese: 戈兰滩水电站
  • Japanese: 戈蘭灘ダム
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gelantan-demningen
  • Norwegian: Gelantan-demningen
  • Persian: سد گلانتان
  • Ukrainian: Геланьтань
  • Ukrainian: ГЕС Gelantan

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Highlights include Gelantan Hydropower Station and 李仙江特大桥.

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