Atlantropa is BUILT

LOL, imagine the terrorist potential for blowing the dams!

Though as a defensive measure it would put Holland's flooding of itself to shame...

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
 
LOL, imagine the terrorist potential for blowing the dams!

Though as a defensive measure it would put Holland's flooding of itself to shame...

Best Regards
Grey Wolf

do not laugh, but this was Plot of German Movie !
"Ein Meer versinkt" by Anton Kutter from 1936
Im Movie a group of scientist engineers and Arabic Sheikhs financier (!)
discus Pro and Contra of Atlantropa project
at end a thought experiment were terrorist blowing the one of Dams
 
Intresting concept though - just put a series of locks in place for both Suez and Gib and ships can still travel through.

NO need to dam the dardanelles really if hydro electriocity is what you're after, enough of a current through there to generate power..and keep the waters 'fresh' ish.

Always thought about making a big pipeline to the quatara depression and creating an inland sea in the sahara... ;)
 
I'm afraid Sorgel missed something. There's a certain minor detail of several other water inputs he missed - rainfal; and several rivers, of course balancing what goes out from evaporation.
 
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