Q. Which of the following is the largest dam on earth in terms of volume?
Answer: Tarbela Dam
Notes: The Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest hydroelectric dam with an installed capacity of 22,500 MW on the Yangtze River. The Baihetan Dam, also on the Yangtze's tributary Jinsha River, has a capacity of 16,000 MW. Africa's largest dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is under construction on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. The Tarbela Dam in Pakistan, located on the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is the largest by volume.
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