Yantan Ship Lift
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The Yantan ship lift is a large ship lift located on the Hongshui River
, a tributary of the Pearl River
in China
.
The ship lift's basin can carry vessels of up to 250 tons.
The ship lift's basin is 40 metres (131.2 ft) × 10.8 metres (35.4 ft) × 1.8 metres (5.9 ft).
It lifts vessels 68.5 metres (224.7 ft).
The ship lift is part of the Yantan Hydroelectric Project, and was completed in 1986.
The dam was built with the assistance of the World Bank
.
Hongshui River
The Hongshui River is a major river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is one of the main rivers in the basin of the Xi River, which in its turn is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River....
, a tributary of the Pearl River
Pearl River (China)
The Pearl River or less commonly, the "Guangdong River" or "Canton River" etc., , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name Pearl River is usually used as a catchment term to refer to the watersheds of the Xi Jiang , the Bei Jiang , and the Dong Jiang...
in China
China
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The ship lift's basin can carry vessels of up to 250 tons.
The ship lift's basin is 40 metres (131.2 ft) × 10.8 metres (35.4 ft) × 1.8 metres (5.9 ft).
It lifts vessels 68.5 metres (224.7 ft).
The ship lift is part of the Yantan Hydroelectric Project, and was completed in 1986.
The dam was built with the assistance of the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
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