Doggerland

[Thraex]

I was wondering whether is it even remotely possible to erect large barricades to keep the water out and make the area habitable again.

[Pallantides]

Treffie, Soten and myself should get free estates in New Doggerland.

[Oreka Bailoak]

I was wondering whether is it even remotely possible to erect large barricades to keep the water out and make the area habitable again.
haha

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Doggerbank.jpg

I looked up the area on google earth and the depth is only 26 meters in some parts. But I don't think I'd trust an 85 foot wall to keep the North Sea from tidal waving straight into my house.

So I guess if you had 26 meters (85 feet) of concrete you could rebuild Doggerland. (which would look like those man made islands in Dubai)


Treffie, Soten and myself should get free estates in New Doggerland.

I just found out today I'm also an R1b1b2a1a1* !

(Nice profile picture by the way Libre.)

[Magister Eckhart]

Ironically, when I first heard about it I had the exact same thought. If the Dutch can prevent the destruction of the Netherlands with a wall, I imagine it is possible for a wall to be engineered to make Doggerland inhabitable. There's supposedly a large silver deposit there if I recall.

[Thraex]

I think it'd be even more interesting when countries contest sovereignty over Doggerland if it ever goes Dubai.

[Albion]

I think it'd be even more interesting when countries contest sovereignty over Doggerland if it ever goes Dubai.

Based on EEZs the majority would be controlled by England and the Netherlands with Germany and Denmark perhaps having small sections too.
More important than the Dogger bank are a number of shallows off the coast of East Anglia (England), some areas of which are around 2 and 5 meters below sea level.