Boulder Dam

Japanese: Boulder Dam(英語表記)BoulderDam
Boulder Dam

…A gravity arch dam was completed in 1935 in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between Arizona and Nevada in the southwestern United States. It was called Boulder Dam until it was renamed Hoover Dam in 1947 in honor of President H. Hoover. It is 221m high, 379m long, and has a dam volume of 3.36 million m3. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Boulder Dam" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…アメリカ南西部アリゾナ州とネバダ州の境のコロラド川ブラック・キャニオンに,1935年に完成した重力式アーチダム。47年に大統領のH.フーバーを記念してフーバー・ダムと改称されるまではボールダー・ダムBoulder Damと呼ばれた。高さ221m,堤頂長379m,堤体積336万m3。…

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