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Red Sea Dam
Speculative macro-engineering proposal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Red Sea Dam is a speculative macro-engineering proposal put forward in 2007 by a group of scientists and engineers.[1] Although the authors' intentions are to explore "the ethical and environmental dilemmas and some of the political implications of macro-engineering", the proposal has attracted both criticism and ridicule.[2]
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Red Sea Dam | |
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![]() The proposal is to dam the narrow inlet to the Red Sea, shown at the bottom-right of the image. | |
Location | Djibouti Yemen |
Coordinates | 12°33′25″N 43°22′20″E |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Bab-el-Mandeb Strait |
Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 50,000 MW |
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