Talk:Three Gorges Dam

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 Definition:  Large dam constructed by the Government of China on the Yangtze River near to Yichang City in Hubei Province. [d] [e]
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I wrote most or all of the section on navigation on the article on another large wiki.

I am going to port that here. George Swan 18:51, 18 April 2008 (CDT)

which maps?

I prepared half a dozen maps. Opinions please on which ones fit best. George Swan 18:51, 18 April 2008 (CDT)

  • Chongqing and the Three Gorges Dam.png
  • Chongqing and the Three Gorges Dam - with grid.png
  • Chongqing and the Three Gorges Dam - with grid and boundaries.png
  • Chongqing and the Three Gorges Dam - with grid, boundaries and rivers.png
  • Lambert projection of China, showing Chongqing, Three Gorges Dam, Wuhan, Shanghai.png
  • Lambert projection of Chongqing, Three Gorges Dam, Wuhan, Shanghai, on the Yangtze River.png
  • Lambert projection of China, showing Chongqing, Three Gorges Dam, Wuhan, Shanghai, on the Yangtze River.png

I'm not keen on any of them, sorry. They either don't show the Yangtze at all or else they show every single stream in China so you can't see what's going on clearly. I have some other Public Domain maps that cover China, I'll try to make one up sometime later today. Derek Harkness 00:58, 19 April 2008 (CDT)

My first attempt based on a Public Domain map sourced for the CIA factbook. Three gorges dam map 1.gif I've cleaned off all the cities that are not pertinent to this article and marked on the location of the Dam wall with red type. The map could be cropped down to about half it's current size if you wanted to concentrate just on the Yangtze River area rather than the whole of China. Derek Harkness 09:34, 19 April 2008 (CDT) Derek Harkness 09:34, 19 April 2008 (CDT)

I like that one, but do crop it - mostly on the left, though, with some on the right and top, and a tiny bit at the bottom. I'd keep most of China (maybe lose the bit up near Harbin). I think we should leave a certain amount of the surroundings of China (e.g. Japan) so people can figure out where on the globe the portion we're displaying is. J. Noel Chiappa 10:53, 19 April 2008 (CDT)
Derek, I concur, yours is a beautiful map. We should use yours. Can I ask you how you made it?
Cheers! George Swan 20:05, 19 April 2008 (CDT)

How about this one: Three gorges dam map 2.gif Derek Harkness 07:39, 20 April 2008 (CDT)

That's almost there, but I think we can lose a tiny bit more off the top, 15-20%? I don't think we need all that stuff up there. Say in the Hokkaido-Sakhalin gap? You'll lose part of the Balkash caption, and will have to wipe that probably (no loss); and the same thing for the Ganges (ditto). Although I see we've lost the N and part of the E in Nepal - you could either push that edge out a teeny bit to get the N back, or wipe the rest of the "EPAL" - either way would be fine, I think. Looking good! J. Noel Chiappa 08:23, 20 April 2008 (CDT)
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