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Churchill Falls

 

(until 1965, Grand Falls), a waterfall in the upper course of the Churchill River in Canada, on the Labrador Peninsula. Churchill Falls is formed by the river’s crossing of the precipitous edge of a plateau. The falls have a drop of about 75 m. A hydroelectric plant with a total installed capacity of 2.5 megawatts has been built at Churchill Falls.

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