Qattara Depression is located west of Cairo, Egypt. The place is the
largest ‘vanish’ land in the world that left a large basin with a length
of 175 miles (280km) and a width of 90 miles (140km). Since the size is
very surprisingly massive, the location is very difficult to find and
identify.
With the depth of 134 feet below the sea-level, the hole was once being
used in the unstoppable war of Middle East as additional source of
energy. With that fact, the scientists currently are trying to initiate a
project that worth almost 360 million dollars to utilize Qattara as a
complete independent energy resource (hydroelectric power). This plan
requires
the trench dug from the end of the Mediterranean Sea
to the Qattara so that the water will flow through the tunnel hole. As a
result (at least 160 years into the future), a new lake that imitate
the size of Lake Erie will be emerged. In this kind of desert, the heat
will evaporate the additional water flow from the Mediterranean Sea.
However, before the plan will be carried out, scientist must first
understand the geo of the land. Scientists are currently puzzled with
the natural phenomena occurred in the Qattara even though they
tentatively know that Qattara Depression is the result of wind erosion
or wind storms that eroded the top layer to bottom layer. I think what
the scientists do not know is the fact that the Qattara Depression is a
vanish land. Yes a vanish land…Period.
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