Jakarta Bay
Bay off the north coast of Jakarta.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The $40BN Plan to Save The World’s Fastest Sinking City | The B1M | subject | The proposed $40BN Garuda-shaped sea wall and 17 artificial islands would be built along Jakarta Bay, first by strengthening existing dykes (by 2030) and then closing the wall into a reservoir by 2050. |
The $40BN Plan to Save The World’s Fastest Sinking City — The B1M (2025)
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They’re going to build a 32-kilometre sea wall here along Jakarta Bay.
- Role: subject
- In the video: The proposed $40BN Garuda-shaped sea wall and 17 artificial islands would be built along Jakarta Bay, first by strengthening existing dykes (by 2030) and then closing the wall into a reservoir by 2050. Critics warn it could turn the bay into a stagnant toxic lagoon and displace fishing villages.
- Why it matters: The site of the engineering megaproject that gives the video its title.