Flevopolder

The Flevopolder is situated in Netherlands, completely surrounded by the bordering lakes so it can be considered as a large island; it is the largest artificial island in the world. It consists of the Eastern Flevoland and Southern Flevoland.

Images of Flevopolder

Durrat Al Bahrain

Durrat Al Bahrain is the largest artificial island in Bahrain. The US$6 billion project will consist of a series of 13 large artificial islands, covering an area of over 20,000,000 m2. It will comprise six atolls, five fish-shaped islands and two crescent-shaped islands. The plans for the finished islands include five-star hotels, an 18-hole golf course, 12 bridges, and a marina. The marina will span three of the islands and will cover a land area of approximately 700,000 m2 with a cost of about US$1.3 billion.

Introduction

An artificial island or man-made island is an island or archipelago that has been constructed by people. They are created by expanding existing islets, construction on existing reefs, or amalgamating several natural islets into a bigger island. Early artificial islands included floating structures in still waters, or wooden or megalithic structures erected in shallow waters Artificial islands may vary in size from small islets reclaimed solely to support a single pillar of a building or structure, to those that support entire communities and cities.

Images of some artificial island