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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 Cheese Grits
Posted on 2/14/24 at 8:19 am to Cheese Grits
quote:You mean
n they have to dredge the sand and extend the beaches the currents and tides wash away
Boston, New York, and Washington DC would just wash away?
Posted on 2/14/24 at 8:35 am to awestruck
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.
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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