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.- Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Also known as“Irapé HPP”“Irapé Hydroelectric Power Plant”“Irapé UHE”
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Latitude
-16.74028° or 16° 44′ 25″ south
Longitude
-42.57231° or 42° 34′ 20″ west
Open location code
58MV7C5H+V3
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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 UHE”
- German: “Irapé-Talsperre”
- German: “Wasserkraftwerk Irapé”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Irapé-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Irapé-demningen”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de irapé”
- Portuguese: “Central hidrelétrica Irapé”
- Portuguese: “Central Hidroelétrica Irapé”
- Portuguese: “UHE Irapé”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica de Irapé”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica Irapé”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidroelétrica Irapé”
- Portuguese: “Usina Presidente Juscelino Kubitscheck”
- Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica Irapé”
- Spanish: “Irapé UHE”
- Spanish: “Represa de Irapé”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Жуселіну-Кубічек”
- Vietnamese: “Đập Irapé”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rio Jequitinhonha and Igreja São Norberto.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Subestação UHE Irapé and Posto Cristal.
Minas Gerais: Highlights
Learn more about Belo Horizonte and Ouro Preto.
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