CrookedBrains: Interesting Artificial Islands.

Here are some of the most interesting artificial islands of the world. What makes an artificial island more interesting than a natural island? Most interesting is that the choice of shape & design is now in our hands & not that of the nature; apart from this, we can choose the location & the size of the island which makes it much more interesting & fun. Only if you are as rich as the sheiks, perhaps you too may be able to design an island for yourself.

The Pearl:

The Pearl-Qatar in Doha, Qatar is a multi billion Dollar artificial island spanning nearly 4-million square meters. Creating over 32 kilometers of new coastline, the island is Qatar's first international real estate venture, and will be home to over 40,000 residents in more than 15,000 dwellings within 12 precincts by 2010.

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The Pearl, also referred to as "Pearl of The Gulf" and described as the Riviera Arabia, is a US$ 2.5 billion (QR 9.1 billion) man-made island being built off the coast of the West Bay Lagoon area in Doha, Qatar. The 988 acre (4 million square meter) island is shaped like a string of pearls and diamonds and will be linked to the mainland by an 4-lane, palm-tree lined super highway. The islands will provide over 40 kilometers (24.9 miles) of new coastline and will be located 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from Doha's international airport.
The Pearl-Qatar is being built on a reclaimed pearl diving reef in the Arabian Gulf and will have a Riviera-style theme that will encompass 7,600 residential units that will accommodate 30,000 residents. The residential units will be contained in twenty-one 20-storey towers with 3,116 apartments and 410 town houses villas. The Pearl will also contain 10 themed districts (Porto Arabia, Viva Bahriyah, Costa Malaz, Isola Dana, The Quartiers, La Plage Villas, Bhari Villas, The Grand Cruz), three luxury hotels, four marinas that can accommodate over 700 boats, leisure facilities, and 60,000 square meters (645,800 square feet) of luxury retail and restaurant space.

Palm Islands:

The Palm Islands is a series of artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed. To date, the islands are the largest land reclamation projects in the world and will result in the world's largest artificial islands.

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The World:

The World is one of a series of artificial island projects in Dubai, along with the Palm Islands, and like the other islands The World is being built primarily using sand dredged from the sea. The only access to the islands is by boat, helicopter, or seaplane

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The same company that brought us The Palm Islands, Al Nakheel Properties (Nakheel Corp), have done it again expanding their portfolio of man-made islands with this latest Dubai island project shaped like the continents of the world. The World will consist of between 250 to 300 smaller private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. Each island will range from 250,000 to 900,000 square feet in size, with 50 to 100 meters of water between each island. The development is to cover an area of 9 kilometers in length and 6 kilometers in width, surrounded by an oval shaped breakwater. The only means of transportation between the islands will be by marine transport.
Located 4 kilometers off the shore of Jumeirah, close to the The Palm Jumeirah, between Burj Al Arab and Port Rashid of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Durrat Al Bahrain:

Durrat Al Bahrain is an artificial island project in Bahrain.

These are the photos showing a model of Durrat Al Bahrain in Bahrain on 8 May 2007. The model was at the Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2007.

Durrat Al Bahrain Urban Living, Island Style.

Durrat Al Bahrain is a unique place where contrasting lifestyles complement each other. It's an island and a city, it's the desert and the sea, it's a holiday and a home, it's a place to be together, it's adventure. It's one world that offers you endless possibilities. It is a place like no other.

It is a place where contrasts come together to beautiful effect, and create a world full of richness and unique experiences. It is a place where a lifestyle we aspire to and a holiday we long for become reality. It is a place where a world-class city meets the beauty of an island.

Durrat Al Bahrain is urban living, island style.

Peberholm:

Peberholm is a small artificial island located in the Danish part of the Øresund. It was created as part of the Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark with Sweden. Peberholm was constructed in the proximity of the small natural island of Saltholm (Salt Islet), and was named to complement it (thus avoiding less imaginative suggestions like "New Saltholm" or "Little Saltholm").

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Thilafushi:

Thilafushi is a municipal landfill situated to the west of Malé, and is located between Kaafu Atoll's Giraavaru and Gulhifalhu of the Maldives. It is geographically part of the Vaadhoo channel.