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Construction on the dam began in 1958, a total of 1,550,000 m (54,737,733 cu ft) of earth was excavated at the construction site. On
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582:"China's Three Gorges Dam: An Environmental Catastrophe?"
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106:23.72722°N 114.64917°E
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385:Background
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290:1 x 75 MW
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