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Corals push Japan's borders

11.12.2007

The rocky islets of Okinotori, lying 1700 kilometers south of Tokyo, allow Japan to retain a XNUMX-mile economic zone in the area.

Within 200 nautical miles from the extreme point of its land, any coastal country has the right to conduct economic activities. But rising ocean levels due to global warming may soon hide these patches of land under the waves, and then the entire area will become the possession of China.

To avoid such an unpleasant prospect, the Japanese recently "sowed" the shores of the Okinotori islands with coral larvae. When the corals grow, they form a reef that will remain in place of the islands, even if these rocks themselves sink.

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