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... metres ( 330- 660 feet ) . Some authors include the coastal plain on the landward side , but the shore represents a reasonable limit . The breadth of the shelf and the depth of its outer margin vary greatly . Beyond the shelf is the ...
... metres ( 330- 660 feet ) . Some authors include the coastal plain on the landward side , but the shore represents a reasonable limit . The breadth of the shelf and the depth of its outer margin vary greatly . Beyond the shelf is the ...
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... metres high and nearly 600 metres long . Flanked by spillways , this dam delivered water to a system of irrigation canals for more than 1,000 years . Other dams were built in this period in Ceylon ( modern Sri Lanka ) , India , and ...
... metres high and nearly 600 metres long . Flanked by spillways , this dam delivered water to a system of irrigation canals for more than 1,000 years . Other dams were built in this period in Ceylon ( modern Sri Lanka ) , India , and ...
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... ( metres ) bic metres ) capacity ( 000 power capacity cubic metres ) ( 000 kilowatts ) by height Nurek E Grande Dixence Rossella Mica Mauvoisin Oroville E Contra Bhakra ( Gobind Sagar ) Hoover ( Boulder ) Dworshak ( Bruces Eddy ) ...
... ( metres ) bic metres ) capacity ( 000 power capacity cubic metres ) ( 000 kilowatts ) by height Nurek E Grande Dixence Rossella Mica Mauvoisin Oroville E Contra Bhakra ( Gobind Sagar ) Hoover ( Boulder ) Dworshak ( Bruces Eddy ) ...
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