Comments on: Big Dam to Water Sahara (Jul, 1933)

By: Lives and different places: The man who wanted to construct a prey in the Strait of Gibraltar and create a new continent, Atlantropa

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:21:21 +0000

[...] of the Aegean Sea. Like that would be the big prey of the Strait of Gibraltar as Sorgel. Original Modern Mechanix The detainee, who would make use of this natural water flow, would produce approximately 50.000 [...]

By: Leben und verschiedene Plätze: Der Mensch, der eine Beute im Gibraltar bauen wollte und einen neuen Kontinenten, Atlantropa schaffen

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:58:06 +0000

[...] Ägäis vereinigt bleiben. So wäre die große Beute des Gibraltars im Maße wie Sorgel. Original Modern Mechanix Die Gefange, die diesen natürlichen Wasserfluss nutzen würde, würde etwa 50.000 Megawatt der [...]

By: El hombre que quiso construir una presa en el Estrecho de Gibraltar – Quecarallo.net – Comunidad gallega en la red

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:40:39 +0000

[...] Así sería la gran presa del Estrecho de Gibraltar según Sorgel. Original Modern Mechanix [...]

By: Blurgle

Blurgle — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:45:09 +0000

Also, interestingly, the flow through the Strait is eastward towards the Mediterranean, since the sea loses more through evaporation than it receives from rivers. So a dam would actually cause the level of the Mediterranean to drop and would make it more difficult to flood North Africa.

By: Blurgle

Blurgle — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:41:51 +0000

And the numerous earthquakes in the area, and the political tensions between the UK and Spain, and the fact that the strait is almost 3000 feet deep in places.

By: Stannous

Stannous — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:51:48 +0000

Except for that annoying Continental Drift that has Africa moving north into Europe it’s a great idea!

By: Firebrand38

Firebrand38 — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:42:23 +0000

Although ambitious I was surprised that the idea is being looked at again http://geology.about.com/od/cl.....it_dam.htm