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World's longest under sea tunnel. karma level 71199. The Seikan Tunnel is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3-kilometre (14.5 mi) long portion under the seabed. Track level is about 140-metre (460 ft) below seabed and 240-metre (790 ft) below sea level. It is the longest undersea tunnel in the world, although the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France has a longer under-sea portion.
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This Amazing Bridge Turns Into a Tunnel and Connects Denmark and Sweden The man-made island of Peberholm links the bridge and tunnel. The island was constructed from material dredged from the seabed and most of the 4 km tunnel was built by concrete elements cast on land and towed out and lowered into a dredged trench.
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SEA-ME-WE 3 SEA-ME-WE 3. SEA-ME-WE3 or South-East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 3 is an optical submarine telecommunications cable linking those regions and is the longest in the world, completed in late 2000. It is led by France Telecom and China Telecom, and is administered by Singtel, a telecommunications operator owned by the Government of Singapore.
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Bering Strait crossing In 2014, reports emerged that China is considering construction of a China–Russia–Canada–America 350 km/h bullet train railroad that would include a 200 km (120 mi)-long undersea tunnel crossing the Bering Strait and would allow passengers to travel between the United States and China in about two days.
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Touring the Sea Caves of Na Pali Coast Exploring the sea caves of Na Pali Coast is the highlight of our raft tours, and is included in all tours (conditions permitting). The sea caves along the Na Pali Coast are formed from the harsh wave action of the Pacific Ocean slamming into the porous lava.t 1,155 feet in length, the Waiahuakua Sea Cave is second on the list in rank for the world’s longest sea caves. This dark and spooky sea cave has a separate entrance and exit, and is thus referred to as the Double-Door Cave.
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The Longest Tunnel in The World The total cost of the project is 9.8 billion Swiss francs, or US$10.3 billion. When completed, the Gotthard Base Tunnel will be one of the longest tunnel construction projects in the world: 20 years of constant construction and preparation. http://longest-tunnels.blogspot.com.
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You may also like these photo galleries It is also an intriguingly three-dimensional crossroads. Lowest of all is the new railway tunnel, at an altitude of about 550 metres above sea level. The existing rail link is about 600m higher - roughly level with the 17km motorway tunnel which, when it opened in 1980, was the longest road tunnel in the world.
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You may also like these photo galleries If you stand in what will be the longest and deepest railway tunnel in the world - the new Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Swiss Alps - you feel a current of air on your cheek and a hum in your ears. Peer down the dimly lit hole into the distant future, and for a moment you think a train is coming.
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Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel (French: Le tunnel sous la Manche; also referred to as the Chunnel) is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom, with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, near Calais in northern France, beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.he tunnel connects end-to-end with the LGV Nord and High Speed 1 high-speed railway lines. Ideas for a cross-Channel fixed link appeared as early as 1802, but British political and press pressure over the compromising of national security stalled attempts to construct a tunnel.
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10 Famous Underground Caves in the World The Eisriesenwelt (German for “World of the Ice Giants”) is largest ice cave in the world, extending more than 42km (26 miles). The cave is inside the Hochkogel mountain in the Tennengebirge section of the Alps in Austria.
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World Top 10 Longest Underwater Tunnels North Cape Tunnel – 6.8 km. The North Cape Tunnel is one of the longest underwater tunnels in Norway, and is located in the Nordkapp Municipality in the northern area of the country. It is located beneath the Magerøysundet strait, and connects Mageroya island to the mainland.
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World's longest railway tunnel to open after 17 years of construction: Trains in Switzerland will travel at 155mph through 35 miles of mountain World's longest railway tunnel to open after 17 years of construction: Trains in Switzerland will travel at 155mph through 35 miles of mountain. The world's longest railway tunnel is set to open in just over a week - after some 17 years of construction. Measuring 35.4-miles in length, the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) is 7,545 feet below the Gotthard massif, cutting through the Swiss Alps. The tunnel was first conceived in sketch-form in 1947 but construction began 17 years ago.
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Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel (French: Le tunnel sous la Manche; also referred to as the Chunnel) is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom, with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, near Calais in northern France, beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.he tunnel carries high-speed Eurostar passenger trains, the Eurotunnel Shuttle for road vehicles—the largest such transport in the world —and international freight trains.
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The 10 fastest high-speed trains in Europe Seven of the world's longest railway tunnels are located in Asia, including four in Japan and two in China. Europe is home to three of the 10 longest, including the UK's Channel Tunnel. Railway-technology.com profiles the world's longest railway tunnels. The 53.85km Seikan tunnel in Japan is the longest and deepest rail tunnel in the world.
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- Today, the Seikan Tunnel is the longest railroad tunnel in the world at 33.4 miles in length, 14.3 miles of which lie under the Tsugaru Strait. Three stories high and 800 feet below the sea, the main tunnel was designed to serve the Shinkansen, Japan's high-speed bullet train.oday, the Seikan Tunnel is the longest railroad tunnel in the world at 33.4 miles in length, 14.3 miles of which lie under the Tsugaru Strait. Three stories high and 800 feet below the sea, the main tunnel was designed to serve the Shinkansen, Japan's high-speed bullet train.
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- The Channel Tunnel Company proposed a smaller pilot tunnel and two 18 foot 6 inch, 36 mile long tunnels, of which 24 miles would be beneath the sea. Half would be constructed by British and half by French companies, taking an estimated 6.5 years.
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- 1 Exploration of the Lost Sea. 2  The Lost Sea is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest underground lake in the world. 3  In 1974-1975 several cave divers were negotiating with the Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Lost Sea to allow us to begin exploration of the underwater portion of the cave.
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- When the Hoosac tunnel was officially opened on October 13, 1875, with the transit of a passenger car of tourists, it was the one of the longest tunnels in the world at 4.82 miles, second only to Mont Cenis in the Swiss Alps which opened 4 years earlier and was 8.5 miles long.
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Swiss create world's longest tunnel Many of the workers watched as the two ends of the tunnel met 2,000m underground. The foreman lifted a statue of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners, through a small hole in the drilling machine. Some 2,500 people have worked on the tunnel and eight people have lost their lives during its construction.
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China plans the world's longest undersea tunnel China plans the world's longest undersea tunnel. China is planning another engineering marvel: a tunnel more than twice the length of the Channel Tunnel underneath Bohai Bay. The new tunnel will knock 800 miles off the current route between Dalian and Yantai.
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- Along with his partner Marinus Du Plessis he was planning another long adventure that would end with an attempt on the 24 hour ocean World distance record. Adriaan and Marinus still hold the World record for the longest distance on a jet ski of 17,300km. Condolences to his family and friends.
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The Seikan Tunnel It’s 135 metres below the surface. Perhaps the Seikan Tunnel doesn’t really belong in this section, as it's more a case of undersea than underground. It connects the Japanese mainland (Honshu) to the northern island of Hokkaido, and is the world's longest undersea tunnel.t’s 135 metres below the surface. Perhaps the Seikan Tunnel doesn’t really belong in this section, as it's more a case of undersea than underground. It connects the Japanese mainland (Honshu) to the northern island of Hokkaido, and is the world's longest undersea tunnel.
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- Cox’sbazar – The longest Sea-beach in the World. Cox’s Bazar is one of the most gorgeous tourist spots & the longest sea beach in the world (approx. 120 km long). Miles of golden sands, surfing waves, towering cliffs , rare conch shells, colorful pagodas, Buddhist tibe & temples, delightful seafood–this is Cox’s Bazar, the tourist capital of Bangladesh.
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Switzerland has completed construction on the world's longest tunnel Switzerland has completed construction on the world's longest tunnel. The Swiss Alps are an unforgiving landscape of rugged, rocky peaks and lush, green valleys. Connecting communities that would be otherwise isolated by the vast mountain range — including cultural and economic hubs such as Zurich, Milan, and Turin — is no easy task.
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Turkey opens underwater tunnel linking Europe and Asia Turkey opens underwater tunnel linking Europe and Asia. The Marmaray, connecting the European and Asian shores of Istanbul, is the world's first sea tunnel between two continents. A Turkish worker buffs up one of the new trains before the opening ceremony Photo: EPA/TOLGA BOZOGLU.
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Gotthard Road Tunnel Under construction since 2002 and opened on 1 June 2016, the Gotthard Base Tunnel (a second rail tunnel, 57 km [35 mi] long), is the world's longest. It was built for the use of trains travelling from northern Switzerland to the Ticino area and beyond.