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It's bigger than Central Park, is 24 metres down in the ocean - and contains hundreds of subway cars - and a few tanks

Hundreds of old New York subway cars were deliberately sunk off the coast of Delaware to create an artificial reef, and it has grown into a massive underwater habitat.

Off the coast of Delaware, there are hundreds of subway cars strewn across the seabed. This is why

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What readers are saying

trev1986
Subway cars and tanks scattered across the seabed act as an artificial reef structure, which matters for marine life looking for shelter. That kind of habitat creation changes local ecosystems completely.
GlenelgNaveen
How does ocean water chemistry affect the metal stability of those subway cars over decades compared to standard land storage?
Shebox
Putting hundreds of old subway cars and tanks on the ocean floor sounds like random dumping, but it actually serves as a massive artificial reef system. That scale is bigger than Central Park.
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