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Digging Depressions in seafloor to create artificial islands in nearby areas

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Should digging Depressions in seafloor to create artificial islands in nearby areas be sustainable

And by the way, was it widely done somewhere in this planet already?

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This is already done today

The UAE artificial islands use material dredged from the sea bottom to ceate the islands.

But is it sustainable?

The easy answer is "no." You're not creating islands out of bedrock, you're creating islands out of sand. You might remember the old ditty based on the Bible... "The wise man built his house upon the rock..." Wave and current erosion is constantly eating at the nearly insubstantial sand construction and causing it to slip back to where it came from.

Having said that, could it be sustainable?

let's throw cost and sanity to the wind. Could the idea be sustainable? The answer, I believe, is yes.

If you created a fairly large island and worked very hard to cover it with vegetation such that the root structures bound the sand in place, then you'd have a sustainable solution with the possible exception of being hit by a tsunami.

A worthwhile axiom to keep in mind is, "Mother Nature can always prove the arrogance of Man."

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Peter Taylor‭ wrote about 3 years ago

Dubai is one of the United Arab Emirates, not a part of Saudi Arabia.