Volta Grande Dam
The Volta Grande Dam is an embankment dam on the Grande River about 12 kilometres west of Água Comprida, Brazil. The dam is on the border of Conceição das Alagoas municipality in the state of Minas Gerais to the north and Miguelópolis municipality in the state of São Paulo to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Volta Grande Dam
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Água Comprida
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, embankment dam, and industry
- Location: Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-20.03387° or 20° 2′ 2″ southLongitude
-48.22242° or 48° 13′ 21″ westInception
1974Operator
Companhia Energética de Minas GeraisOpen location code
58FHXQ8H+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 564448875Wikidata ID
Q10388450
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Volta Grande Dam” goes by many names.
- German: “Kraftwerk Volta Grande”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Volta Grande-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Volta Grande-demningen”
- Portuguese: “Represa de Volta Grande”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica de Volta Grande”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Вольта-Гранде”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Volta Grande Airport and Ilha do Bananal.
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