What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea

Re:What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea by ctdonath on Friday July 31, 2015 @10:22AM (#9981904)

Buy your remote deserted desert island while you still can!

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Re:What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea by slayed0 on Friday July 31, 2015 @10:25AM (#9981933)

Or just buy a dredger and make one

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Re:What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea by brador on Friday July 31, 2015 @10:48AM (#9982076)

Seriously, how much would it cost per square foot to build an island?

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Re:What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea by ctdonath on Friday July 31, 2015 @02:54PM (#9983592)

More a matter of cost per cubic foot.

Have to find someplace where the seafloor is close to the surface, then dump enough volume of dirt on it to reach a viable altitude.

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Re:What China Has Been Building in the South China Sea by slayed0 on Friday July 31, 2015 @01:09PM (#9982906)

I'm sure it would cost a shipload...

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