If we could terraform the earth and make an extra continent....

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...or continents which region of the world would you choose for it/them to be and why? Which one(s) would you want to be terraformed if you could pick lost continents according to myths. Who would you populate the places with?

Atlantis - in the North Atlantic between North America and Europe 9
Mu - amid the Pacific Ocean 1
Lemuria - in the South Indian Ocean between Africa and Australia 4
Atlantis and Mu 0
Atlantis and Lemuria 2
Mu and Lemuria 1
Atlantis, Mu, and Lemuria 6
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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    Another extremely well thought out IIN plan. If you put a continent or two in the oceans, they will displace a huge amount of water, wouldn't you think? I read recently if all the ice melts from the poles the water level will rise 54 meters, or so. I'm no scientist, so I couldn't even guess how much the oceans will rise if you add a few continents, but I'd bet it's considerably more than 54 meters. Do you live close enough to the coast that, let's say 100 meters water rise would be any problem to you?
    Well, I guess you could populate your new continents with those you displace from the existing ones. Yep, good plan.

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    • Daugenstein2
      9 years ago

      Well all this is under the assumption that we had the technology to do that without displacing the water or converting it to fresh water to formulate lakes, rivers, ponds, etc. on the continents.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    I think you need to look up what terraforming means.

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    • Daugenstein2
      9 years ago

      I know what it means. I'm a sci-fi geek.

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      • [Old Memory]
        9 years ago

        Terraforming is making another planet have an atmosphere. Not moving land mass.

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        • Daugenstein2
          9 years ago

          It's most specifically making it have an atmosphere commensurate to ours so that it'll be a Class M planet like Earth.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    I'd make Iananth, the beautiful mountain continent I once described in a "if you could create your own nation" post. Off the cost could be Duztopia and his brainwashed Duzzlings hahaha.

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    • Daugenstein2
      9 years ago

      But how would the continent be habitable if it's all mountainous?

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      • [Old Memory]
        9 years ago

        My people are magical elves and can easily carve cities into rock and mountain!

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        • Daugenstein2
          9 years ago

          Well alrighty then. Maybe I should hire them for some urban planning.

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  • green_boogers
    9 years ago

    Terraform the atmospheres of neighboring planets with GMO microbes. It's easier.

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    • Daugenstein2
      9 years ago

      Maybe so.

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