Akosombo Dam

Summary

Akosombo Dam is a hydroelectric dam^[1]. It draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (hydroelectric_dam category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• Akosombo Dam is located in Asuogyaman District^[3].
• Akosombo Dam is in the country of Ghana^[4].
• Akosombo Dam is on the body of water Volta River^[5].
• Akosombo Dam's image is recorded as Akosombo Dam.jpg^[6].
• Akosombo Dam's continent is recorded as Africa^[7].
• Akosombo Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric dam^[8].
• Akosombo Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station^[9].
• Akosombo Dam's owned by is recorded as Volta River Authority^[10].
• Akosombo Dam's operator is recorded as Volta River Authority^[11].
• Akosombo Dam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315528454^[12].
• Akosombo Dam's location is recorded as Akosombo^[13].
• Akosombo Dam's has use is recorded as hydroelectricity^[14].
• Akosombo Dam's Commons category is recorded as Akosombo Dam^[15].
• Akosombo Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20010641^[16].
• +1291-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Akosombo Dam^[17].
• Akosombo Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.299722, 'lon': 0.059444}^[18].
• Akosombo Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.29892, 'lon': 0.05854}^[19].
• Akosombo Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02bk8t^[20].
• Akosombo Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Volta River^[21].
• Akosombo Dam's service entry is recorded as +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Akosombo Dam's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0001472^[23].
• Akosombo Dam's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Akosombo-Dam^[24].
• Akosombo Dam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2305112^[25].
• Akosombo Dam's date of official opening is recorded as +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].
• Akosombo Dam's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1101066^[27].

Body

Geography

Akosombo Dam is in the country of Ghana^[4]. It is located in Asuogyaman District^[3]. It is on the body of water Volta River^[5]. Its continent is recorded as Africa^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Akosombo Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+660'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include hydroelectric dam^[8] and hydroelectric power station^[9].

History and Context

+1291-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Akosombo Dam^[17]. Its owned by is recorded as Volta River Authority^[10].

Why It Matters

Akosombo Dam draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (hydroelectric_dam category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]