Dubai has the world's largest artificial island, Palm Jumeirah, which is shaped like a palm tree and adds close to 50 miles to the city's coastline.; The island is packed with luxury hotels ...

Dubai’s artificial islands have high environmental cost Dubai’s artificial islands have high environmental cost The Price of “The World”: Dubai’s Artificial Future Tina Butler, mongabay ...

The artificial island homes off the coast of Dubai are wonders of the world. Unfortunately, they seem to be eroding. According to Inhabitat: The World was envisioned as the ultimate luxury retreat ...

Everything You Need to Know About Dubai's Human-made Islands. From Palm Jumeirah to Burj Al Arab, these are Dubai's most famous artificial islands.

Frequently called the eighth wonder of the world of Dubai, the Palm Islands in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the world's largest artificial islands, each manmade into the shape of a palm tree.

The world's largest aquarium, the world's tallest skyscraper, gorgeous beaches, a ski resort, and all this in the middle of the desert. Sure thing, we are talking about Dubai, which has long been a ...

DUBAI — Dubai plans to develop a 6.3 billion dirham ($1.7 billion) tourist resort on two man-made islands it will build on either side of the Burj Al Arab, its luxury sail-shaped hotel.

Dubai's most famous artificial island, Palm Jumeriah, is home to several hotels, villas and apartments. But other islands it planned to develop were stalled or scaled back after the emirate's 2009 ...

NASA released new images showing artificial islands being constructed in Dubai, a city-state in the United Arab Emirates. From south to north, the artificial island sites in this image are Palm ...

The World, an archipelago of 300 islands in Dubai, has sat largely vacant for around 10 years. But construction is underway once again. The Guardian’s Oliver Wainwright reported, “After a ...

Dubai is home to many a feat of engineering, but perhaps one of its most iconic is the Palm Jumeirah. This palm-tree-shaped archipelago of artificial islands began construction in 2001 and has ...