Atlantropa
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Atlantropa, also referred to as Panropa, was a gigantic engineering and colonisation idea that German architect Herman Sörgel devised in the 1920s, and promoted until his death in 1952. The proposal i
An artist's conception of what Atlantropa might have looked like as seen from space
Sörgel's proposed new locks at the Gibraltar Dam
Strait of Gibraltar
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The Strait of Gibraltar, also known as the Straits of Gibraltar, is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa. The two continents are s
Atlantropa
…the 1920s, and promoted until his death in 1952. The proposal included several hydroelectric dams at key points on the Mediterranean Sea, such as the Strait of Gibraltar and the Bosporus, to cause a sea level drop and reclaim land. The central feature of the Atlantropa proposal was to build a hydroelectric dam across…
The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space. The Iberian Peninsula is on the left and the Maghreb is on the right.
Europe (left) and Africa (right)
A view across the Strait of Gibraltar taken from the hills above Tarifa, Spain
The Strait of Gibraltar with the Mediterranean Sea in upper right. Internal waves (marked with arrows) are caused by water flowing through the Strait (bottom left, top right).