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Closing pages

A Note on the Figures

Two kinds of number appear in this book. This short note says which is which.

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The project

Conceptual estimates

All the lengths, costs and figures relating to the routes of this project which appear in this book are preliminary conceptual estimates, reckoned from the geographical map, and serve to show the general dimensions of the plan. The exact and final figures will be arrived at only at the stage of feasibility studies and engineering design.

  • 216,084 kmlength of the whole network
  • ~USD 1.6 trillionthe three main arteries
  • 88 kmthe Bering crossing

The world of today

Sourced data

By contrast, the statistics and data relating to the world of today and the projections of the future are drawn from the reports of reputable international bodies, and are noted at the end of the chapters concerned.

See the Appendix of Sources