What do you think about the minature new world rising out of the sea as I speak, Apparently New Britain is for sale for £20m, another playground for the rich and famous no doubt

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Asked in world asked on: 12/30/2006 12:00pm

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2 minutes after the question was opened (12/30/2006 12:02pm)

you got a link we can go see? where is it? somewhere exotic?

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Rank: Mileva Einstein (17,921) | World (31)

34 minutes after the question was opened (12/30/2006 12:33pm)

Is this it? BothnianArc

The land is rising out of the sea. A century ago the sandy beach at Pite Havsbad was much smaller.

A unique feature of the region is the considerable rate at which the land is rising; about 1 cm per year. This means an increase in land area, but also shallower waters. Land elevation is an important factor in planning.

The reason for this unique phenomenon is that during the last Ice Age the region was covered by a 3,000-metre thick layer of ice. The weight of the ice pressed the land down, and since the glacial retreat, the land has risen towards its original position. The effect is an elevation trend that has been “lifting land out of the sea” since the end of the Ice Age.

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Rank: Juniorprofessor (3,561) | World (12)

3 hours after the question was opened (12/30/2006 02:31pm)

I think your on about

http://www.theworld.ae/ copy

They are building a scale down version on the world in Dubia check it out with the link above live cams etc

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