Record No.
MRB-2026-007045
Tallest dam in the world (natural)
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Usoi Dam
Tajikistan
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Tajikistan
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TJ )
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Record Description
Formed instantly by a massive 1911 earthquake-triggered landslide in the Pamir Mountains, the roughly 567-metre-high Usoi Dam is the tallest dam of any kind in the world and impounds Lake Sarez.
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