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Here are some of the more ridiculous proposals to take land from the sea.
In 1849 there was this proposal in the Netherlands to completely drain out the ijsselmeer
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There was this plan to extend Mannhattan Island in 1911
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And in 1959, the Army Corps of Engineers made this map showing their predictions of what the San Francisco bay would look like by 2020.
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So, what are some other ridiculous reclamation proposals? Please, tell me.
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