Sete Quedas Waterfall - Sete Quedas Waterfall (English name) Salto das Sete Quedas

Japanese: セッテ･ケーダス滝 - セッテケーダスたき（英語表記）Salto das Sete Quedas

A waterfall on the Paraná River on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Its name means "Seven Waterfalls." In Paraguay, it is called Salto del Guairá. It is a canyon where the Paraná River narrows from a width of 380m to about 60m, and was known for the magnificent sight of the river water flowing in 18 waterfalls. However, it was submerged at the bottom of the lake to store water for the Itaipu Dam, which was completed in 1982. [Nishizawa Toshie]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジルとパラグアイとの国境，パラナ川にかかる滝。その名は〈七つの滝〉の意。パラグアイではグアイラ滝Salto del Guairáと呼ばれる。川幅380mのパラナ川が約60mに狭まった峡谷で，河水が18の滝となって流れる豪壮な眺めで知られた。しかし1982年完成のイタイプ･ダムの貯水のため，湖底に沈んだ。【西沢利栄】

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