Permanent settlements on the surface of ice

Suppose a planet is covered with floating ice on top of water ocean and has no dry land.

Would it be possible to establish permanent settlements, cities?

Particularly I am interested in technologies combating

• ice drift

• melting of ice under the constructions and utilities

• sinking of buildings due to snowfalls (as happened with the US South Pole dome)

• strength of the ice sheet so to withstand big buildings

The following is true:

• There is considerable ice drift, like that in Arctic.

• There can be temporary clear water surfacing, but this is only for a time, and then ice moves to the place, there are no permanently ice-free areas.

I wonder, whether anchors could help against drift?

posted almost 10 years ago

Anixx‭

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