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May 01, 2006
The Japanese scientists who climbed up a reef and came down a mountain
Scientists plan to implant coral "seeds" on the reef in an effort to raise the reef's ranking to that of an official island, The Times of London reported Tuesday. An island designation would give Japan economic rights to 162,000-square miles of ocean that occupy a crucial strategic position.
The territory, known as Okino-Torishima is a coral reef three miles long and a mile wide. But, The Times noted, as an island it would secure Japan's rights to an Exclusive Economic Zone in a 200-mile radius.
(via physorg)
Posted by Groonk at May 1, 2006 06:07 AM | Ministry of Only in Japan
