List of artificial islands
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Main article: Artificial island
Currently, man-made islands are an expensive but in some cases lucrative option for many cities having lack-of-land problems (such as Tokyo's Odaiba and Fukuoka's island city project.) In the future they may be common sights as many cities (especially Asian cities) around the world face severe urban land shortages and congestion. Eventually, this may make man-made islands a logical option.
This is a list of several artificial or man-made islands.
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Austria
- Donauinsel, an island 20 kilometers long and 200 meters wide in the Danube (Vienna)
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Canada
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Denmark
- Peberholm
- Flakfortet, Copenhagen harbor
- Middelgrunden, Copenhagen harbor
- Trekroner, Copenhagen harbor
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Burj al-Arab, a hotel on an island.
- The Palm Islands (The Palm, Jumeirah, The Palm, Jebel Ali, and The Palm, Deira), under construction as of 2005.
- The World Islands, under construction as of 2005.
- Dubai Waterfront [1]
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Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Hong Kong International Airport - partially man-made, and partially on the original Chek Lap Kok.
- Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre - new wing on a man-made island off the coast of the old wing at Wan Chai.
- Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier - pier on two artificial islands.
- Shui Keng Teng - a former knoll isolated from the mainland after construction of High Island Reservoir
- A former knoll in the Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir
- A former knoll in the Shek Pik Reservoir
- Former knolls and hills in the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir
- An artificial island in the artificial Inspiration Lake in the former Penny's Bay
- The central tower of Ting Kau Bridge stands on an artificial island in the Rambler Channel.
- The towers of Kwai Tsing Bridge stand on two artificial islands in the Rambler Channel.
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Japan
- Chubu Centrair International Airport
- Kansai International Airport
- Kobe Airport
- Odaiba, Tōkyō Bay
- Port Island, Kobe harbor
- Rokko Island, Kobe harbor
- Island City, Fukuoka (Hakata) harbor
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Maldives
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Mexico
- Spiral Island, a small floating island
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Netherlands
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Panama
- Barro Colorado Island, a former hilltop in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Peru/Bolivia
- Uros, inhabited artificial floating islands made of reef on Lake Titicaca
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Poland
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Singapore
- Coral Island
- Jurong Island, formed by the amalgamation of seven natural islands
- Paradise Island
- Pearl Island
- Pulau Punggol Barat
- Pulau Punggol Timor
- Sandy Island
- Treasure Island
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United Kingdom
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USA
- Balboa Island (Newport Beach, California)
- Harbor Island (Seattle, Washington)
- Treasure Island (San Francisco Bay)
- U Thant Island (New York City)
- Northerly Island (Chicago, Illinois)
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