I was watching a documentary last night about the Palm, a man made island in Dubai.
The story is absolutely incredible. Within a 6 year time frame the developers created an island off the shore of Dubai that will eventually have luxury homes and resorts that will accommodate up to and over 100,000 people. Vist the site, you will be amazed. The Palm Islands in Dubai are the three largest artificial islands in the world, being constructed by Nakheel Properties in the United Arab Emirates. Each settlement will be in the shape of a palm tree, topped with a crescent, and will have residential communities and resorts built upon them. It is possible to make these islands due to the wide continental shelf off the Dubai coast, and the relatively shallow depth of the Persian Gulf.
The islands were designed as part of the plan to develop tourism in Dubai against the eventual depletion of the emirate's oil reserves, which are expected to be depleted in the second decade of the 21st century. The goal is to become one of the biggest areas in the world for tourism as a means of diversifying the economy
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