Man Made Islands in Dubai (13 pics)

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The Palm Islands are an artificial archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructures will be constructed. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in the United Arab Emirates, who hired Belgian and Dutch dredging and marine contractor Jan De Nul and Van Oord, some of the world's specialists in land reclamation. The islands are the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira. Each settlement will be in the shape of a palm tree, topped with a crescent, and will have a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers. The Palm Islands are located off the coast of The United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf and will add 520 kilometres of beaches to the city of Dubai. The first two islands will comprise approximately 100 million cubic meters of rock and sand. Palm Deira will be composed of approximately 1 billion cubic meters of rock and sand. All materials will be quarried in the UAE. Among the three islands there will be over 100 luxury hotels, exclusive residential beach side villas and apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities and health spas. The creation of the Palm Jumeirah began in June 2001. Shortly after, the Palm Jebel Ali was announced and reclamation work began. The Palm Deira, which is planned to have a surface area of 46.35 square kilometres, was announced for development in October 2004. Construction was originally planned to take 10–15 years, but that was before the impact of the global credit crunch hit Dubai.



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№1 Author: raymond.wendt (1 Aug 2011 01:15) Total user comments: 9115


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this is probably where i will spend my retirement...

working as a doorman. 11
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№2 Author: velio70 (1 Aug 2011 03:26) Total user comments: 1751


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The entire city of Dubai - too much money, not enough sense.
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№3 Author: plaidpancake (1 Aug 2011 03:36) Total user comments: 2475


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wait whats the point?(im not going to lie, i didnt read the top)
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№4 Author: Nyetwerke (1 Aug 2011 04:13) Total user comments: 95


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Yes, not enough sense to understand that creating an artificial island system will disrupt tidal and wave flow to the naturally formed areas of beach on the continental portion beaches.

World Wildlife Fund made an announcement in 2006, declaring "UAE's human pressure on global ecosystems (its ecological footprint) to be the highest in the world. The country is currently five times [in 2007] more unsustainable than any other country" (Samarai 2007). It would be impossible to say that the effects of the islands have not been felt by the surrounding environment since the start of their construction, and will not continue to be felt into the future.
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№5 Author: salsapopo (1 Aug 2011 12:07) Total user comments: 12723


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Arab make history
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№6 Author: thesoulshaker (1 Aug 2011 12:07) Total user comments: 1384


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How did they go ahead with the project without knowing the consequences..
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№7 Author: Jinxaruny (1 Aug 2011 15:02) Total user comments: 10324


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Will be beautiful, but I don't think I'll be able to stay there... Give me a solid piece of rock beneath my feet!
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№8 Author: Slugsie (1 Aug 2011 15:09) Total user comments: 1588


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Utter waste of time and money. Oh, and these pics are not of any of the Palm Islands. This is a series of pictures of 'The World' which was a hugely expensive flop.
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№9 Author: mucsi (1 Aug 2011 15:18) Total user comments: 4


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Disgusting.
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№10 Author: Lu (1 Aug 2011 18:50) Total user comments: 15132


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Its their money, so what?
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№11 Author: apari (1 Aug 2011 19:36) Total user comments: 827


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It's time we start caring about people and not things...
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№12 Author: Cacabit (1 Aug 2011 20:28) Total user comments: 821


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Some people on earth got really too much money.
That's mad !
"mummyyyy i want an island !!!"
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№13 Author: yamaz (2 Aug 2011 01:37) Total user comments: 639


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fuckin enriched animals. I hope the oil will finish.
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№14 Author: rasfoo (3 Aug 2011 05:33) Total user comments: 3


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Dubai.... city from the future 14
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№15 Author: DocMcCoy (20 Aug 2011 03:41) Total user comments: 6039


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Ecological disaster I'm sure. 02
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№16 Author: BrianPerry (14 Aug 2013 14:07) Total user comments: 1


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Palm Island is one of the best man made architecture..It is really remarkable.. :04:


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№17 Author: inernational pain (16 Nov 2014 02:39) Total user comments: 0


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Yeah look at all the historical facts of kindoms and empires getting to big for briges and they always seem to fall who are we to defye the powerful forces we try and try but ultimately collapse so yeah go ahead make a island.

Yeah look at all the historical facts of kindoms and empires getting to big for briges and they always seem to fall who are we to defye the powerful forces we try and try but ultimately collapse so yeah go ahead make a island.

I will agree on that so was the pyramids of giza but what will last the longest
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