Dubai Palm City

The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai is actually the biggest artificial island in the world. If you wtch it from the sky the Palm Jumeirah has a palm shape (from here the name Palm) made of a central trunk and 17 branches, and all around it a series of islands that make a round crown.
Actually it is almost finished and you can already see it from the satellite photos. The faraonic hotels and the tourist equipement will be finished by the end of 2008.
The Palm Jumeitah is being building by the Nakheel, an entreprise that has built other two artificial islands named Palm Deira and Palm Jebel Ali and more over the incredible Dubai Waterworld. Try just thinking that at the end the lenght of the coasts of Dubai will increase of 520 km.
The island has been built completly with natural materials ; 94 millions of cube metres of sand and 7 million tons of rock.The Palm Jebel Ali began construction in October 2002 and is expected to be completed in mid 2008. The Palm Jebel Ali is expected to accommodate 1.7 million people by 2020.Once it has been completed, it will be encircled by Dubai Waterfront.
The Palm Jebel Ali is the second of three artificial islands being developed off the coast of Dubai by Nakheel. When complete it will be home to more than a quarter of a million people.
The Palm Jebel Ali offers a stunning shoreline entrance of world class golf courses and luxury desert resort to a graceful bridge connecting the mainland to the island. The Palm Islands are the three man-made islands in the world. These Palm Islands are built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. These Islands make Dubai a tourist destination. The Palm islands are considered as the Eighth Wonder of the World.
The Palm Deira is the largest man-made island of the three Palm Islands. It is located on the Deira coastal area of Dubai. It consists of a trunk, a crown with 41 fronds and a surrounding crescent island that will form a water breaker.
The Palm Deira was announced for development in October 2004. Upon completion, it will become the world's largest man-made island, housing more than a million people.[2] Although no timetable for completion has been announced, it is expected to be finished by 2015. This island is 8 times larger than the Palm Jumeirah, and 5 times larger that the Palm Jebel Ali. Originally, the design called for a 14km (8.7 mile) by 8.5km (5.3 mile) island with 41 fronds.