In fact, with Amsterdam already under sea level, digging down meant the Rijksmuseum flooded.
"For foreigners, it is really frightening to be under sea level, and even more frightening to have the collection below sea level, " says Pijbes.
When I talk about flooding of land with none Dutch and I tell them we live under sea level and that one day the sea will take the land back were my house is standing on now.
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National Trust Wales has pressed for the new electricity connection, necessary due to plans for increased energy production in Anglesey and the Irish Sea, to be laid under the sea to avoid any negative impact on the Welsh landscape.
Five initial proposals include laying cables under the sea to Deeside or burying power lines from Anglesey.
They believe they will adversely impact the local countryside and should be put underground or under the sea.
As well as presumed mineral riches under the sea bed, the sea lanes are a vital route for shipping.
Norway's biggest oil company, Statoil, is already burying CO2 under the sea floor.
She expects "20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea" will create more than 2, 000 jobs.
Dazzled by gas riches under the sea, petroleum companies are now rushing onshore.
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All the energy America needs for the next 100 years lies under the sea off the coast of South Carolina.
It was triggered by a magnitude 8.0 quake under the sea and flattened several villages on the western coast of Santa Cruz Island.
None have ever been seen alive, and the animal often features in maritime legends and fables, including Jules Verne's 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea.
At least in the short term, Mr Gautier says, government activity in the Arctic has more to do with transport routes than with under-sea riches.
Proponents argue that offshore drilling is safer than ever and that we need more of the oil buried under the sea to lessen our reliance on imports.
The business of laying fibre-optic cable, both terrestrially and under the sea, used to be the preserve of incumbent telecoms operators sharing the burden of capital-intensive projects.
Because you'll be a sleeping beauty in an oceanfront hotel for two nights, skip over the sand and glimpse under the sea with Discover Diving Dive Center.
Make fun a part of your world with more things to do than there are fish under the sea, with nearby attractions that don't require wishing upon a star.
Head to Chinook's at Salmon Bay, about a mile from Ballard Locks, for everything under the sea: Dungeness crab, prawns, oysters, mussels, calamari, clams, and of course, salmon.
Next door at Prince Eric's Castle, kids and adults alike will enjoy Under the Sea - Journey of the Little Mermaid (almost identical to the Disney California Adventure version).
But sitting in this huge theater with, I don't know how many people, 2, 500 people, you had the feeling that you were under the sea in an octopus' garden.
The hole made by that collision, in what is now the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico, has long since been buried in thick layers of sediment under the sea.
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Columnist Army Archerd reports that the "Home Improvement" star has told the president of Walt Disney Pictures that "20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is his favorite film of all time.
They act as grazers on the ocean floor (manatees are the only other animals that do this), helping keep a balance under the sea for other creatures to live and breed.
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Cannons and cannonballs, pewterware, wooden plates and jugs and Tudor gold coins are among some of the items brought up since the ship was raised after 437 years under the sea.
The festival's theme this year is "under the sea, " and the organizers planned nautical touches to the palace, such as an octopus ice sculpture and a throne shaped like a scallop shell.
These include not just petroleum but also methane hydrates, white, sorbet-like compounds that exist in profusion under the sea, perhaps containing more energy in total than all known deposits of fossil fuels.
All the proposals envisage a giant pipe starting with a coal plant, but then collecting carbon dioxide from anyone who will capture it before bringing it out to be buried under the sea bed.
Gone is the dated 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea submarine ride and in its place a plethora of new attractions inspired by more recent animated classics like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.
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