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The Global highway is a proposed network of currently existing and yet-to-be constructed roads and bridges that would connect the American continents to Asia, Europe and Africa, incorporating over one hundred nations. Ultimately this expansive project would enable a Scandinavian family to drive to Europe, cross at Gibraltar into Africa and circle the continent, then take a new Silk Road from Istanbul to the Far East, drive north to the Bering Strait, cross into North America, cruise down across Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central America to Panama and then circle South America. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Cosmopolitan Railway was a global railroad network proposed in 1890 by William Gilpin, first territorial governor of Colorado, in his treatise Cosmopolitan Railway: Compacting and Fusing Together All the Worlds Continents. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... European redirects here. ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ... One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ... Scandinavian can mean: a resident of, or anything relating to Scandinavia any North Germanic language a chess opening, Scandinavian Defense the aviation corpotation Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family consists of a domestic group of people (or a number of domestic groups), typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by analogous or comparable relationships — including domestic partnership, cohabitation, adoption, surname and (in some cases) ownership (as occurred in the... The Silk Road (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: sīchóu zhī lù; Persian راه ابریشم; Râh-e Abrisham; Turkish: İpekyolu; Kyrgyz: Жибек жолу (Ğibek ğolu); Hungarian: Selyemút) or Silk Route is an interconnected series of routes through Southern Asia traversed by caravan and ocean vessel, and connecting Changan (todays... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: Konstandinoúpoli, historically known in English as Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and economic centre. ... The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait Nautical chart of the Bering Strait The Bering Strait fags is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Russia, the easternmost point (169°43 W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, the westernmost point (168°05 W) of the American continent... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

The global highway concept has had variety of proponents, dating back to the 1790s. Some of the proponents were very influential, among them being Frank Didik, William Gilpin, Anatoly Cherkasov (Russian, for the Intercontinental Peace Bridge that would cross the Bering Strait), and Korean evangelist Sun Myung Moon. Some proponents have suggested that the global highway be combined with a railway system (see Cosmopolitan Railway). Events and Trends French Revolution (1789 - 1799). ... William Gilpin William Gilpin (October 4, 1813–1894) was a 19th century U.S. explorer, politician, land speculator, and futurist writer about the American West. ... The Intercontinental Peace Bridge is a proposed/envisioned bridge spanning the Bering Strait between Cape Dezhnev, Siberia, Russia, and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska. ... Evangelism is the proclaiming of the Christian Gospel. ... Sun Myung Moon in 2005. ... Cosmopolitan Railway was a global railroad network proposed in 1890 by William Gilpin, first territorial governor of Colorado, in his treatise Cosmopolitan Railway: Compacting and Fusing Together All the Worlds Continents. ...

Argument for a Global Highway

The Global highway could, in theory, greatly improve living standards all over the world, particularly since the highway would go through well over 100 different countries. Although it would seem prohibitively expensive, the Global highway could also greatly reduce costs for travelling, and for transportation of goods and freight, particularly if trans-continental segments contained railways and water or oil pipelines and aqueducts through arid/desert regions. The proposed Global Highway may even bring about a better understanding of far-off lands, if they were to be made readily accessible to others, in turn bringing a chance for world peace. The highway would also greatly improve the economies of nations and regions in an economic slump (recession) or even a total economic collapse (depression). This article is about pipes used to carry water in plumbing. ... An elevated section of the Alaska Pipeline Pipeline transport is a transportation of goods through a tube. ... Pont du Gard, France, a Roman aqueduct built circa 19 BC. It is one of Frances top tourist attractions and a World Heritage Site. ... An arid environment has a high precipitation deficit, receiving much less precipitation annually than would satisfy the climatological demand for evaporation and transpiration. ... Erg Chebbi, Morocco In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives very little precipitation. ... World peace is a future ideal of freedom, peace and happiness among and within all nations. ... A recession is usually defined in macroeconomics as a fall of a countrys real Gross Domestic Product in two or more successive quarters of a year. ... Look up depression in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Argument Against a Global Highway

Terrorism, sabotage, and organized crime could unfortunately take advantage of a highway, either through forcing costs up far higher, or by robbing passing vehicles, or even by escaping from one country to another. Another fear (so far suggested from the Darien Gap), is that if the world is inter-connected by roads, railroads, and motorways, the spread of diseases would be greatly eased, sped up, and would travel farther, thus harder to contain epidemics, such as Avian Flu. Terrorist redirects here. ... Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... Highway in Pennsylvania, USA The Pan-American Highway, in the Peruvian town of Máncora, where it serves as the main street. ... Darién Gap refers to a large swath of undeveloped swampland and forest separating Panama and Colombia. ... In epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during a... For the current concern about the transmission of an avian flu to humans see Transmission and infection of H5N1. ...

Again, costs would be a factor, since a road around the world to connect the major continents would consume a considerable part of the GDP of the world (GWP, Gross World Product), and many of the nations the road would travel through are very poor, or suffer from civil war and corruption. The total cost would be estimated to be anywhere from $50 Billion to around $US 2 Trillion, and many segments cross very large, very deep bodies of water, or barren landscapes with very sparse populations. Current designs for bridges and tunnels may not be able to cross the gaps without any technological breakthroughs to simplify construction, reduce structural weight, and increase structural strength, especially over large distances. A potential side-effect of a global road would be cross-continent highway-chases, and even potential outsourcing of jobs to other continents, and trade agreements that would increase traffic, but harm industries in certain countries, such as Canada and the United States. The UN Human Development Index is one measure of a Third World country Third World was a term first coined by Jawaharlal Nehru (First Prime Minister of India), originally to distinguish nations that aligned with neither the West or with the East during the Cold War, including many members of... List of civil wars List of divided nations List of fictional wars (including fictional civil wars) Wars of national liberation The Logic of Violence in Civil War What makes a civil war? The Wars of the Roses Information about the English civil war fought between 1455 and 1487. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... Breakthrough is the name of an abstract strategy board game. ... Cranes are essential in large construction projects, such as this skyscraper In project architecture and civil engineering, construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure on a site. ... Look up Structure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the physical sciences, weight is a measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... A trade pact is a wide ranging tax, tariff and trade pact that usually also includes investment guarantees. ...

One could question the benefit or need of an uninterrupted global highway. Road transport is not so suitable for very long transports, when compared to either airplanes, container ships, and trains. Intercontinental freight transport are today usually made by sea, not road, even if there are roads. Intercontinental passenger transport are made by air, not road. Stretches of obvious benefit are already in operation, such as in Europe and the United States. Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. ... Container ship Rita being loaded at Copenhagen; note crew standing on deck, and stacks of containers on shore. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... Sea as seen from jetty in Frankston, Australia Look up Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... InterContinental The Grand, New Delhi, 2006. ...

Missing links over sounds are connected by ferries today if there is economic demand, and that is not a bad option. One example is the Danish fixed links, which creates a large detour if travelling between Germany and Sweden, and many choose the traditional ferries. If there is no ferry, like over the Bering strait and Australia-Indonesia one could be introduced for a cost much less than fixed connections. Northern Øresund Puget Sound and Mt. ... The Pride of Rotterdam, One of the P&O Ferriess Flagships operating the Hull-Rotterdam Route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... This page lists all the Bridges in Denmark, which connect its islands together, or to other nations. ... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait Nautical chart of the Bering Strait The Bering Strait fags is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Russia, the easternmost point (169°43 W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, the westernmost point (168°05 W) of the American continent...

Environmental Concerns Regarding a Global Highway

Other concerns would be environmental impact (punching a freeway through the trans-siberian taiga, building service centers every 100 km, a bridge or tunnel or causeway/dam across a major whale migration route...), possibly disrupting wildlife and rendering species extinct. The fear of diseases, viruses, and contaminants/invasive species moving from one area to another would also be a severe roadblock towards a Global Highway. Another would be pipelines bringing water from one area to another, simply transplanting a drought. A final worry would be a link in the highway (bridge, tunnel, etc) failing during a windstorm, hurricane, earthquake or natural disaster, costing many people their lives and billions of dollars in damages. A Fin whale The term whale is ambiguous: it can refer to all cetaceans, to just the larger ones, or only to members of particular families within the order Cetacea. ... This article is about non-human migration. ... A disease or medical condition is an abnormality of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, or death to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person. ... Groups I: dsDNA viruses II: ssDNA viruses III: dsRNA viruses IV: (+)ssRNA viruses V: (-)ssRNA viruses VI: ssRNA-RT viruses VII: dsDNA-RT viruses A virus (Latin, poison) is a microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism. ... The Lachine Canal, in Montreal, is badly polluted Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. ... Lantana Invasion of abandoned citrus plantation; Moshav Sdey Hemed, Israel; May 2, 2006 The term invasive species refers to a subset of those species defined as introduced species or non-indigenous species. ... Water is a tasteless, odourless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is known as the universal solvent. ... A drought is a period of time when there is not enough water to support agricultural, urban or environmental water needs. ... A windstorm is a severe weather condition indicated by high winds. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that propagates seismic waves. ... A natural disaster is the consequence of the combination of a natural hazard (a physical event e. ...

Some people even question the need for a Global Highway, as many areas where the Global Highway is to go through, are very sparsely-inhabited (such as Siberia, the Sahara Desert, or are in regional instability, such as the Middle East. Siberian Federal District (dark red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia. ... The Sahara is the worlds second largest desert (second to Antarctica), over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), located in northern Africa and is 2. ... A crisis is a turning point or decisive moment in events. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Completed Links

Europe

Several sections of the aptly-named "Global Highway" have been completed, and several routes (bridges and tunnels) are proposed. Completed sections include the Great Belt Fixed Link, and the Oresund Bridge, connecting Denmark with Sweden and Germany, without the need for a ferry. The Great Belt Fixed Link (Danish: Den faste Storebæltsforbindelse) is the fixed link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt. ... Satellite image of the Oresund Bridge. ...

There are crossings at the Bosphorus between Asia and Europe in Istanbul. Bosphorus - photo taken from International Space Station. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: Konstandinoúpoli, historically known in English as Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and economic centre. ...

Meanwhile, ideas have been proposed for a Gibraltar span linking Europe and Africa. If car ferries are accepted by the driver, a dense schedule is available today across Gibraltar. A train ferry is a ship designed to carry railway vehicles. ...

Middle East

Another major link has already been constructed in the Middle East: The King Fahd Causeway connecting Saudi Arabia with the island nation of Bahrain, and the proposed Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge is in the planning and designing phases to connect Bahrain with Qatar. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... The view of the causeway from space The King Fahd Causeway (Arabic: جسر الملك فهد) is the combined bridging and viaduct connection between Khobar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain settled on by a construction agreement signed on July 8, 1981. ... An island nation is a country that is wholly confined to an island or islands. ... The Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge, currently in planning in 2005, will link Bahrain near Manama to northwest Qatar near Zubarah as the longest fixed link in the world. ...

Several bridges already link Egypt with the Sinai Peninsula and Israel via the Suez Canal, thus rendering this link of the Global Highway complete. Unfortunately the road between Israel and Souria is closed, and there is no road connecting Egypt with any Asian arab country, making it impossible to drive all the way. There are ferries, e.g. Egypt to Jordan and Egypt to Cyprus. Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 For other uses of the word Sinai, please see: Sinai (disambiguation). ... Ships moored at El Ballah during transit The Suez Canal (Arabic: ‎, translit: , French: ), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km-long (101 miles) and, at its narrowest point, 300-m-wide (984 ft) maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Saīd) on the Mediterranean Sea...

Far East and Southeast Asia

Main Articles: Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and Johor-Singapore Causeway

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge has been proposed by the Government of Hong Kong to connect Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macau, in the very prosperous Guangdong province. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in relation to Lantau Island The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (港珠澳大橋) is a giant proposed bridge that would connect the west side of Hong Kong with Macau and the neighbouring city of Zhuhai, situated on the west side of the Pearl River Delta, and part... The Johor-Singapore Causeway across the Straits of Johor. ... Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in relation to Lantau Island The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (港珠澳大橋) is a giant proposed bridge that would connect the west side of Hong Kong with Macau and the neighbouring city of Zhuhai, situated on the west side of the Pearl River Delta, and part... The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (Chinese: 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區政府; see pronunciation; conventional short name Hong Kong Government, 香港政府), led by the Chief Executive is responsible for the administration of Hong Kong. ... Zhuhai waterfront Zhuhai Campus of Zhongshan University Zhuhai (Chinese: 珠海; Pinyin: ; lit. ... China, and should not be confused with the former Kwantung Leased Territory in north-eastern China. ...

A part of a potential link from Malaysia to Java and Sumatra has already been completed, in the form of the Johor-Singapore Causeway, linking Malaysia to Singapore. This is the current Indonesian Collaboration of the fortnight. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... The Johor-Singapore Causeway across the Straits of Johor. ...

The connection between western and eastern Russia is opened, but is a low-quality gravel road.

North and South America

Main Articles: Bering Strait Bridge, Darien Gap, Alaska Highway

In the Americas, the road network is of extremely high quality with several different road and freeway networks already in place, so this can be considered an already-built link. There are two main discontinuations, however: The Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia keeps the Pan-American Highway from being one continuous road, and from the island of Newfoundland to the mainland of the continent across the Strait of Belle Isle. The Intercontinental Peace Bridge is a proposed/envisioned bridge spanning the Bering Strait between Cape Dezhnev, Siberia, Russia, and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska. ... Darién Gap refers to a large swath of undeveloped swampland and forest separating Panama and Colombia. ... Map of Alaska Highway (in red) The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ... Darién Gap refers to a large swath of undeveloped swampland and forest separating Panama and Colombia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Newfoundland —   (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see Newfoundland travel guide from Wikitravel)— (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... The Strait of Belle Isle (French: Détroit de Belle Île), sometimes referred to as Straits of Belle Isle or Labrador Straits) is a waterway in eastern Canada that separates the Labrador Peninsula from the island of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

Current Highway Networks in North America are (arranged from north to south):

• Alaska Highway
• Trans-Canada Highway/Yellowhead Highway
  • 400-Series Highways
  • Quebec Autoroutes
• National Highway System
  • Interstate Highway System
  • U.S. Federal Route Network
• Mexican Federal Highways
  • List of Mexican autopistas
• Pan-American Highway

Map of Alaska Highway (in red) The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ... Trans Canada Highway over Canada Map The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. ... The Yellowhead Highway is a major east-west highway connecting the four western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. ... The 400-series Highway network in Southern Ontario. ... The Autoroute system in the province of Quebec, Canada, is a network of expressways which operate under the same principle of controlled access as the Interstate Highway System in the United States or the 400-Series Highways in neighbouring Ontario. ... The National Highway System includes many significant roads besides Interstate Highways Note: This article was adapted from public domain Federal Highway Administration web sites. ... The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System, is a network of freeways in the United States. ... Current U.S. Highway shield Current U.S. Highway shield in California The system of United States Numbered Highways (typically called U.S. Highways) is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... Toll roads are named after the parallel free road, with the letter D added; for example, Mexican Federal Highway 1D parallels Mexican Federal Highway 1. ... This is a list of autopistas, or intercity limited access freeways and toll roads, in Mexico. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Planned or Discussed Links

Europe

In the southern part of Europe, the the Sicilian bridge was proposed to be constructed starting in 2007, to connect Sicily with Mainland Europe and Italy, but has been cancelled at least for some years. European redirects here. ... Satellite photo of the Strait of Messina, taken June 2002. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian, Σικελία in Greek) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 km² and 5 million inhabitants. ... Continental Europe refers to the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and peninsulae. ...

The Fehmarn Belt bridge will connect Germany with Denmark in a much shorter route than the Great Belt Fixed Link. It is planned to be opened in 2015. Fehmarn and Lolland divided by the Fehmarn Belt Ferry route in satelite picture The Fehmarn Belt bridge is a project to connect the German island Fehmarn with the Danish island Lolland with a bridge crossing the Fehmarn Belt in the Baltic Sea. ... The Great Belt Fixed Link (Danish: Den faste Storebæltsforbindelse) is the fixed link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt. ... 2015 (MMXV) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

An English Channel road connection has been discussed, but can't be forseen within the next few decades. Map of the English Channel Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ...

North and South America

There has also been some talk of building an all-weather road extension of the Alaska Highway to Nome, Alaska, which could be considered as a requirement for the Bering Strait Bridge across the Bering Strait, via the Big and Little Diomede Islands. That bridge is, one of the most (if not the most) logistically unfeasable portions of a global highway, due to its remoteness and distance from any settlements of any size. Map of Alaska Highway (in red) The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. ... Nome is a city located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast of Norton Sound in the Nome Census Area, Alaska. ... The Intercontinental Peace Bridge is a proposed/envisioned bridge spanning the Bering Strait between Cape Dezhnev, Siberia, Russia, and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska. ... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait Nautical chart of the Bering Strait The Bering Strait fags is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Russia, the easternmost point (169°43 W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, the westernmost point (168°05 W) of the American continent... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center. ... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center. ...

A separate possible crossing of the Bering Strait would be a tunnel from Alaska to Russia. Frank Didik has proposed the use of suspended tunnels to transverse the Bering Strait, via the Little and Big Diomede Islands, which he has named the AmerAsian Friendship Tunnel. Mr Didik also advocates the construction of several other similar suspended tunnels including a Sakhalin Friendship Tunnel to link Hokkaidō with Sakhalin and Sakhalin with Siberia, and a series of five tunnels extending from the city of Fukuoka on Kyūshū (which he calls the Korean-Japan Friendship Tunnel) to the port city of Busan in Korea. Satellite photo of the Bering Strait Nautical chart of the Bering Strait The Bering Strait fags is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Russia, the easternmost point (169°43 W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, the westernmost point (168°05 W) of the American continent... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center. ... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center. ... Hokkaidō   (北海道, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan. ... Location of Sakhalin in the Western Pacific Sakhalin, GOST transliteration Sahalin, (Russian: , Korean: Traditional Chinese: 庫頁島; Simplified Chinese: 库页岛; pinyin: kùyèdÇŽo Japanese: 樺太 romaji: karafuto), also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50 and 54° 24 N. It is part of the Russian... This page is about Fukuoka, Fukuoka (福岡市), a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. ... Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Busan tower by night Haeundae beach at dawn, February 2005 Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is the largest harbor city in Korea. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

According to Mr. Didik, from engineering perspective, the construction of the Trans Global Highway is straight forward without any particularly complex issues involved and would take approximately 12 years to complete. Such a highway would consist of both railroads as well as vehicle roads. From an economic perspective, the proposed Trans Global Highway would provide huge benefits, on a global basis including vastly reduced freight times to and from Japan, Asia, the Americas and Europe, as well as the opportunity to have access to vast natural resources. World map showing the location of Asia. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere historically considered to consist of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... European redirects here. ...

Another link being discussed is the Newfoundland-Labrador fixed link containing a road or a single rail line from the island of Newfoundland to southern Labrador and Quebec. Today there is no road even to eastern Labrador. Goose Bay will be reached by the Trans-Labrador Highway in 2009, but the strait between Newfoundland and Labrador is still not connected by road. For many years, there have been studies on the construction of some sort of fixed link between Labrador and the island of Newfoundland across the Strait of Belle Isle. ... Newfoundland —   (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see Newfoundland travel guide from Wikitravel)— (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... This article is about the region in Canada. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Happy Valley-Goose Bay (, AST) is a town in Labrador of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... The Trans-Labrador Highway (TLH) is a Canadian highway located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

Africa

The governments of Morocco and Spain have been talking about a possible bridge across the Strait of Gibraltar for a few years, and a tunnel has also been discussed, but so far, no concrete plans have been proposed. Nonetheless, the most feasable link would be an electric railway tunnel under the Strait, similar to the Channel Tunnel linking England with France. Due to the immense difficulties of attempting to filter smoke and fumes from a 10 mile-long (or longer) tunnel a mile down, automobiles and lorries would be loaded onto trains and unloaded on the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar. If this tunnel proposal went through, it could cement Morocco's claims of being European, and possibly allow them a second chance to bid for European Union membership. The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... Map of the Channel Tunnel. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile (or motor car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Lorry Look up Lorry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Can mean: A truck, in the sense of a commercial large goods vehicle. ... This article is about the continent. ...

Currently, the road networks of Africa are very poor, with some countries having dirt tracks, while others have more modern infrastructures. The Cape to Cairo Road and Cape to Cairo railway proposed by British Colonialists in the early 1900s have not come to fruition so far, but motorways in the Republic of South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, and Egypt could fill some gaps of this link. Currently, despite differences in railroad gauge, railways are the most efficient way across Africa. The Cape to Cairo Road was a dream envisioned by the British Empire that would see a road stretch the length of Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, similar to the Pan American Highway. ... Rhodes: Cape to Cairo The Cape-Cairo Railway is an uncompleted project to cross Africa from south to north by rail. ... // Events and trends Technology First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ...

Although the nations of Djibouti and Yemen are separated by just 12 miles (20 km) by the Bab-el-Mandeb sound, there have been very little talks on a fixed link, such as a bridge or tunnel across the Red Sea, despite the waters being very shallow, and clogged with shipping lanes leading to the Suez Canal, and ferries across from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic for the gate of tears) is the strait separating the continents of Asia (Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula) and Africa (Somalia on the Horn of Africa), connecting the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean (Gulf of Aden). ... Location of the Red Sea Image:Red Seaimage. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Shipping route. ... Ships moored at El Ballah during transit The Suez Canal (Arabic: ‎, translit: , French: ), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km-long (101 miles) and, at its narrowest point, 300-m-wide (984 ft) maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Saīd) on the Mediterranean Sea... The Pride of Rotterdam, One of the P&O Ferriess Flagships operating the Hull-Rotterdam Route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية, or جزيرة العرب) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. ...

The Far-East and Southeast Asia

Main Article: Sakhalin

Recently, Russia and Japan were talking of a fixed-link (Bridge or tunnel) from Hokkaidō to Sakhalin, and then to the Mainland in the Russian Far East, and construction even began in the 1940s, but was cancelled half-way by future USSR President Nikita Kruschev. It was discussed again, briefly, but seems to have been permanently shelved, due to very high costs (projected to be around ($US 50 billion). This would have connected Japan with the European-Asian-African rail and road networks, had this bridge been completed. Location of Sakhalin in the Western Pacific Sakhalin, GOST transliteration Sahalin, (Russian: , Korean: Traditional Chinese: 庫頁島; Simplified Chinese: 库页岛; pinyin: kùyèdÇŽo Japanese: 樺太 romaji: karafuto), also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50 and 54° 24 N. It is part of the Russian... Hokkaidō   (北海道, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan. ... Location of Sakhalin in the Western Pacific Sakhalin, GOST transliteration Sahalin, (Russian: , Korean: Traditional Chinese: 庫頁島; Simplified Chinese: 库页岛; pinyin: kùyèdÇŽo Japanese: 樺太 romaji: karafuto), also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50 and 54° 24 N. It is part of the Russian... Far Eastern Federal District (highlighted in red) Russian Far East (Russian: Д́альний Вост́ок Росс́ии; English transliteration: Dalny Vostok Rossii) is an informal term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... The President of the Soviet Union was the largely ceremonial Head of State of the USSR from 1990 to 1991. ... Nikita Khrushchev in 1962 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: Ники́та Серге́евич Хрущёв) (nih-KEE-tah khroo-SHCHYOFF) (April 17, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union...

A potential bridge from Singapore could span the Strait of Malacca, Main Strait, or Singapore Strait, then linking to the island of Java, and the city of Jakarta (via the Java-Sumatra Friendship Bridge across the Sunda Strait). Although the depth of the seas in the area is very shallow, it is doubtful that a bridge will be constructed to either Sumatra, Java, or Borneo, particularly due to the seismic activity in the area, ecological sensitivity on the island rainforests in Borneo, and due to the slash and burn agriculture in Indonesia, causing immense forest fires, smoke, and smog, reducing visibility considerably. This wide-angle map of south-east Asia shows that the Strait is the most direct route from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. ... The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ... This is the current Indonesian Collaboration of the fortnight. ... Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta), formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ... The Sunda Strait The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... This is the current Indonesian Collaboration of the fortnight. ... Borneo (left) and Sulawesi. ... Ernst Haeckel coined the term oekologie in 1866. ... Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750 mm and 2000 mm. ... Assarting in Finland in 1892 Slash and burn (a specific practice that may be part of shifting cultivation or swidden-fallow agriculture) is an agricultural procedure widely used in forested areas. ... Fire in San Bernardino, California Mountains (image taken from the International Space Station) A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire in wildland often caused by lightning; other common causes are human carelessness and arson. ... Smoke from a wildfire Smoke is a suspension in air (aerosol) of small particles resulting from incomplete combustion of a fuel. ... Victorian London was notorious for its thick smogs, or pea-soupers, a fact that is often recreated to add an air of mystery to a period costume drama. ...

Oceania

Australia and the scattered Pacific islands are much too far apart even for any feasable ferries, let alone bridges or tunnels. The only possible locations for any links would be from Papua New Guinea to the northern tip of Australia, at either Cape York, or near Darwin, Northern Territory, and from "Mainland" Australia to the island of Tasmania. Another fixed-link under occasional talk is across Cook Strait, separating the New Zealand islands of North Island and South Island. View of the Pacific Ocean from Oregon. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... Categories: Australia geography stubs | Peninsulas | Headlands ... Darwin is the territorial capital and the most populous city of Australias Northern Territory. ... Emblems: Flora - Tasmanian Blue Gum; Mineral - Crocoite Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Const. ... A view of from the summit of Mount Victoria, Wellington - Cook Strait stretches to the right (west). ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ...

See also

• Cosmopolitan Railway
• Strait of Messina Bridge - Across the Strait of Messina, connecting Sicily with mainland Italy and Europe
• Straight of Gibraltar - Across the Strait of Gibraltar, from Spain to Morocco.
• Bering Strait Bridge - Across the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska
• Darien Gap
• Pan-American Highway
• Oresund Bridge

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External links

• Detailed proposal for a Trans Global Highway
• The Great Global Highway