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11.23.09

Palm and the World Islands

The Largest Man-Made Offshore Islands
By Carl Hoffman Posted 04.12.2004 at 2:00 pm 0 Comments


What: The largest man-made offshore islands

Where: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cost: $3.5 billion

Crux: Two islands built in the shape of giant palm trees. The “trunks” are 5 miles long, each topped by 17 “fronds” up to 330 feet long. A third island group is shaped like a flat map of the globe. Materials: 4.2 billion cubic feet of dredged sand and 50 million tons of rock.



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