Irapé Dam
Irapé Dam, the tallest dam in Brazil, is an embankment dam on the Jequitinhonha River in the state of Minas Gerais. It is on the border of Berilo and Grão Mogol districts, about 26 kilometres west of Virgem da Lapa.- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Berilo/Grão Mogol districts
- Also known as: “Irape Dam”
Irapé Dam
- Categories: embankment dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Berilo, Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-16.74028° or 16° 44′ 25″ southLongitude
-42.57231° or 42° 34′ 20″ westOpen location code
58MV7C5H+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 932916342Wikidata ID
Q1360706
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Irapé Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊拉佩坝”
- Chinese: “伊拉佩壩”
- German: “Irapé-Talsperre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Irapé-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Irapé-demningen”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de irapé”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica de Irapé”
- Portuguese: “Usina Presidente Juscelino Kubitscheck”
- Spanish: “Represa de Irape”
- Spanish: “Represa de Irapé”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Жуселіну-Кубічек”
- Vietnamese: “Đập Irapé”
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Highlights include Rio Jequitinhonha and Igreja São Norberto.
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