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Iron Gate
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Iron Gate
A narrow gorge of the Danube River on the border of Serbia and Romania, in the gap between the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Originally hazardous to navigation, the gorge was made passable by a ship canal (1896) and was eventually flooded by a hydroelectric dam (1972).
Iron Gate, Iron Gates
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(Placename) a gorge of the River Danube on the border between Romania and Serbia and Montenegro. Length: 3 km (2 miles) Romanian name Porţile de Fier


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