Wouldn’t that require so much sand/soil just to fill up the bottom part of the body of water? And the amount of sand/soil is so much that the land where you got the sand/soil from has changed significantly
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This is happening in the south China sea.
Of course you would ant to try this in an area where the “ocean” is noticeably shallow. The deeper the water, the more expensive the island.
If China secures their claim on these man-made sand islands, then…they can claim the oil and gas drilling rights for 12 miles in every direction (24 mile diameter).
When say “island”, you wouldn’t want to build a tall building on it.
In fact, if I was in charge of these islands, the “buildings” would be light, one story tall, and built onto barges so they would float if the island sinks a few feet in a big storm.
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