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re: What is stopping us from filling the ocean with land to make America bigger?

Posted on 2/14/24 at 8:19 am to
Posted by awestruck
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Posted on 2/14/24 at 8:19 am to
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n they have to dredge the sand and extend the beaches the currents and tides wash away
You mean
Boston, New York, and Washington DC would just wash away?




Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
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Posted on 2/14/24 at 8:35 am to
Upper East Coast is hard rock where it is. The reason NYC has all those skyscrapers has something to do with the granite (?) underneath

Lower East Coast is more sand, and current washes it south into the ocean. In my lifetime I have seen them dredge and rebuild the beaches in south Florida.
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