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Icelandic Super Dam

MegaStructures · Season 5 · Episode 9
This episode looks at the Karahnjukar Hydroelectric Project in Iceland - an audacious engineering feat that includes the building of Europe's highest dam, the drilling of 30-mile-long tunnels and the construction of a gigantic underground power plant.

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Season
5
Episode
9
Air Date
18/Jun/2008
Air Time
10:00
Runtime
60 min

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This episode looks at the Karahnjukar Hydroelectric Project in Iceland - an audacious engineering feat that includes the building of Europe's highest dam, the drilling of 30-mile-long tunnels and the construction of a gigantic underground power plant.

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