Do you think it would be possible to use man made Island technology to connect one Continent to the other? I have already seen in magazine's like Popular Science there are people who make man made Islands of Different shapes and sizes.
2006-07-13 16:32:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
No. Ocean is to deep and waves get to big.
2006-07-13 16:39:48 · answer #1 · answered by DoctaB01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have read about "terraforming" (artistically reforming the landscape to suit our needs, especially on other planets) in science fiction books. On this planet at this time, there aren't many folks actively trying anything on that scale.
But, the Dutch have been reclaiming land from the North Sea for several centuries and the Japanese have been building man-made islands for a couple of decades. I live in Japan near the Inland Sea (Seto Naikai) and actually watched as they dynamited mountains and moved the rubble by truck to barges which carried it all out into Osaka Bay to create the island on which the new Kansai International Airport (KIX) has been built.
Europe and Asia are already connected by a bridge across the Bosporus (near Istanbul), and I have heard that architect's drawings are already done for a bridge at Gibraltar (which would connect Africa and Europe). Other than that it's hard to imagine a series of man-made islands/tunnels/bridges connecting any other continents. Eurasia/Africa is way too far from North & South America, and the Pacific Ocean is not only incredibly wide, it's also incredibly deep. It might be theoretically possible to connect Asia and Australia, but I seriously doubt if you'd ever get that past the politicians on either side!
2006-07-27 10:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Continent's are you talking about. My thinking is that yes, they probably could, but why would they. Would this connection be a road? A couple of downfall to this would be 1- The ocean is very rough WAY out there. It would be very dangerous to build anything of this magnatude. 2- Who would want to drive it? You would have to build an island every 50 miles or so. But it would get boring very quick after driving hours and hours on end and seeing nothing but water. 3 - The cost of such a project would be astronomical. The road would have to be a toll road. 3000 miles from New York to the U.K. Even at .25 cents per mile, it would be cheaper to fly or take a boat.
Good idea in theory, but it would never happen.
2006-07-13 23:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by trucker3977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, its possible. Practical? Not with our current technology. To make an island from Europe to the United States would be to build a mountain range upside down, roughly 3400 miles long, some 14000 foot deep, and since it'd have to have a triangular shape with the width as wide as it is high, it'd have to be some 14000 feet wide in some places also.
OK, time to give you something to REALLY think about. Look Up 'Dyson Sphere" and think about that
2006-07-21 06:13:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yah i think so. there's this one resort-hotel here in the Philippines its name is Grande Island (located in Subic). it was just a small island before they develop it, but now its a big place and they are expanding every year. if its a natural island before, then i guess its development is credited to man's effort, so i guess it sort of answer the question. but if the case is, man will build an island to connect the continents, it for the future to answer. nothing is impossible now---watch Superman (scene where Lex Luthor used the crystals..hehe)
2006-07-13 23:54:40 · answer #5 · answered by yelloh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps, but probably not too likely. I don't see it as above the water. But perhaps underwater tunnels, like the one below the English Channel (I'm not sure if it's finished or not yet though). Of course, I'm sure there would have to be some kind of incredily fast bullet train down there, because it would have to be a better deal than just flying between continents.
2006-07-13 23:42:09 · answer #6 · answered by tekaro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depend which continents, doesn't it? The Instambul bridge across the Bosporus connects Europe with Asia already.
I wouldn't rule out bridges across the Straits of Gibraltar or the Bering Straits, but it will not be soon.
2006-07-21 08:01:23 · answer #7 · answered by Gungnir 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, yes, in theory, but in reality it would cost WAY too much, take WAY too much time, and require WAAAAY too much luck that a hurricane or something wouldn't hit you.
And besides, you'd be bridging the tectonic ridge, you'd hafta allow for expansion of about 2 inches a year or the whole thing's a bust.
Oh yes, I forgot that in some places you hafta build it up roughly 7 miles before it'll break the surface.
2006-07-14 03:08:38 · answer #8 · answered by Archangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I think the distance between continents is too great to be connected by anything manmade.
2006-07-21 16:20:37 · answer #9 · answered by diniandbo812 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three of them are already connected and the remaining may be connected.
2006-07-23 11:30:58 · answer #10 · answered by subbu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically possible.
Since, the world was in theory connected initially.
2006-07-14 00:24:07 · answer #11 · answered by ideaquest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋