Comments on: Thames Barrier http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/01/18/thames-barrier/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: the thing http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/01/18/thames-barrier/#comment-59952 the thing Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:31:41 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=631#comment-59952 This helped me with my homework in a way..ty This helped me with my homework in a way..ty

]]> By: Lil http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/01/18/thames-barrier/#comment-9128 Lil Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:47:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=631#comment-9128 Yntze; the article I mentioned above also includes diagrams and a photograph of the Maeslant barrier in Rotterdam. :) Yntze; the article I mentioned above also includes diagrams and a photograph of the Maeslant barrier in Rotterdam. :)

]]> By: Lil http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/01/18/thames-barrier/#comment-9127 Lil Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:45:24 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=631#comment-9127 The Thames flood barriers are mentioned in the February 2006 Scientific American article about the New Orleans flood; it includes some nice diagrams of the Thames mechanism and a photo of the gates. The Thames flood barriers are mentioned in the February 2006 Scientific American article about the New Orleans flood; it includes some nice diagrams of the Thames mechanism and a photo of the gates.

]]> By: Yntze http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/01/18/thames-barrier/#comment-8929 Yntze Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:23:01 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=631#comment-8929 mwa, oke its nice BUT: it's made of a lot of different doors. In Rotterdam we have one with only two doors/slides which are mounted on the worlds largest hydrolic hinges. mwa, oke its nice BUT: it’s made of a lot of different doors. In Rotterdam we have one with only two doors/slides which are mounted on the worlds largest hydrolic hinges.

]]> By: kjfitz http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/01/18/thames-barrier/#comment-8921 kjfitz Thu, 19 Jan 2006 06:25:10 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=631#comment-8921 There are some other (smaller but still cool looking) flood control barriers in Osaka, Japan on eack of the rivers leading out of the bay. Look at this one in Google Earth at 34.651081,135.478879. There are some other (smaller but still cool looking) flood control barriers in Osaka, Japan on eack of the rivers leading out of the bay.

Look at this one in Google Earth at 34.651081,135.478879.

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