
The Atlantropa Project, Part One: Saving Europe via Supercontinent
Ridiculous History
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The World Igo - The Dam in Gibraltar
The plan was to create a 35 kilometer long dam in the straits of gibraltar and cut off the water supply from the atlantic to the mediterranean. The sea would dry up, not completely, but the water level would be reduced by around 200 meters. And this, in theory, would open up around 600 thousand square kilometers of new land that could be harnessed for hydro electric power. Here's the problem, here's the dark side. We have to take a turn for a bit of a darker explanation as we look at what his plan is doing in north africa and southern spain.
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