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List of artificial islands

This is a list of artificial islands.

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Name Country Area (km2) Population Notes
René-Levasseur Island   Canada 2,020 0 Impact crater in Quebec isolated when two pre-existing natural lakes were connected by the formation of the Manicouagan Reservoir.
Caofeidian   China 60
Dongjiang Island   China 33.5 Cargo transfer and wetland reconstruction.[1][better source needed]
Jurong Island   Singapore 32 0 Formed by the amalgamation of seven natural islands
Sanya Hongtangwan International Airport   China 23.99 International Airport under construction.
Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport   China 21 0 International Airport under construction.
Khazar Islands   Azerbaijan 20 0 Planned city
Subi Reef Disputed 16 200 Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand.

Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Qianhai   China 14.92
Hong Kong International Airport   Hong Kong 12.48 Mostly on reclaimed land. Some of it is on the now merged Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau islands.
Diyar Al Muharraq   Bahrain 12 0
Cuarteron Reef Disputed 8 0 Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand.

Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Macau New Urban Zones   Macau 7.3
Northern City   Bahrain 7 1,000
Mischief Reef Disputed 5.58 0 Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand.

Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Durrat Al Bahrain   Bahrain 5 1,000
Amwaj Islands   Bahrain 4.31 10,000
Ocean Flower Island   China 3.81
Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis   China 3.76
Pulau Semakau   Singapore 3.5 0
Fiery Cross Reef Disputed 2.74 200 Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand.

Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Pulau Punggol Barat   Singapore 1.92 0
Bahrain Bay   Bahrain 1.35 100
Peberholm   Denmark 1.3
Pulau Punggol Timor   Singapore 1.12 0?
King Fahd Passport Island   Bahrain

  Saudi Arabia

0.88 10 Shared island between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Also known as Middle Island, Embankment 4.
Reef Island   Bahrain 0.713 3,000 Also known as Lulu Island.
Ontario Place East and West Island   Canada 0.6273 0 Theme park in Ontario.
Flakfortet   Denmark 0.3 Copenhagen harbour
Freedom Island   Philippines 0.3
Heirisson Island   Australia 0.2856 0 Created from pre-existing smaller islands via reclamation. Swan River, Western Australia
Île Notre-Dame   Canada 0.25 0 Located in Montreal
Gaven Reefs Disputed 0.136 0 Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand.

Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Chinese Garden   Singapore 0.135 0
Johnson South Reef Disputed 0.109 0 Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand.

Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Hughes Reef Disputed 0.076 0 Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand.

Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Middelgrundsfortet   Denmark 0.07 Copenhagen harbour (also known as Middelgrunden)
Pearl Island   Singapore 0.019 0
Coral Island   Singapore 0.017 0
Langlütjen II   Germany 0.017 0 Sold to a private owner.
Langlütjen I   Germany 0.016 0 Sold.
Île aux Cygnes   France 0.013 0
Wilhelmstein   Germany 0.0125 0
Sealand   United Kingdom (de jure)

  Sealand (de facto)

0.004 2
Sandy Island   Singapore 0.0007 0
Queen Elizabeth II Island   Australia 0
Bahrain Lagoon   Bahrain Future artificial planned island
China Dafeng Port Economic Zone   China
Dayang Port   China
Donauinsel   Austria 20 kilometres long and 200 meters wide in the Danube (Vienna) 0 In the Danube (Vienna)
Dongjiakou Dock   China
Fisherman's Island   Australia 0 Created by land reclaiming Bishop Island into the Port of Brisbane[2]
Fort Boyard   France 250 Fort
Jizuishi Shipyard   China
Lanqiao Port   China
Le Havre Port   France
Longxue Island Shipyard and Port   China
Lvsi Harbour   China
Maojia Port   China
MOSE   Italy An artificial island was created in Lido inlet as part of the flood defenses for Venice
Nigehörn   Germany 0
Paradise Island   Singapore 0
Qingdao Linghai Hot Spring Golf Club   China
Qingdao Port   China
Rizhao Port   China
Salman City   Bahrain
Sangang Harbour   China Jiangsu
Shawan Harbour   China Yancheng, Jiangsu
Treasure Island   Singapore 0
Trekroner Fort   Denmark Copenhagen harbour
Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport   China
Xiaogoukou   China Binhai, Yancheng
Ximazhou Shipyard Island   China
Xinkaihe Harbour   China
Yangshan Deepwater Port   China
Zhanghe Airport   China
Zhewangzhen Port   China Jiangsu
Zhuhai General Aviation Airport   China
Zuhai Jinwan Airport   China
Zuhai Jiuzhou Airport   China
(unnamed amusement park)   China Amusement Park at Liuye Lake, Changde
Eko Atlantic   Nigeria 25 Created from the Atlantic Ocean via reclamation
Banana Island, Lagos   Nigeria An artificial island off the foreshore of Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Gracefield Island   Nigeria Created via land reclamation from the Lagos Lagoon
Kashagan Field   Kazakhstan

Australia edit

Bahamas edit

Bahrain edit

  • New Bahrain International Airport

Bolivia edit

See #Peru/Bolivia

Brazil edit

Bulgaria edit

  • In Varna, a portion of the southern industrial and port zone on a 2-km wide isthmus between the Black Sea and Lake Varna became an artificial island in 1976 when it became separated from the shore by two navigable canals.

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Japan edit

See also: List of islands of Japan § Other artificial islands, and § Islands in Tokyo Bay

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Malaysia edit

Maldives edit

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Montenegro edit

Netherlands edit

Oman edit

Panama edit

  • Ocean Reef Islands[16]

Peru/Bolivia edit

Qatar edit

Russia edit

Nineteen artificial islands in the Gulf of Finland for fortresses.

Saudi Arabia edit

Solomon Islands edit

South Africa edit

  • Island in Kamfers Dam, constructed as a flamingo breeding island

South Korea edit

Sri Lanka edit

Taiwan edit

Tonga edit

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Ras al Khaimah edit

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Alabama edit

  • Gaillard Island, is an artificially created island located in Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama. It was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, using sand and mud dredged from the Mobile Bay ship channel and elsewhere. The island is an important site for colonial nesting seabirds and shore birds in coastal Alabama and has been the only nesting site for brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in Alabama - first discovered in 1983.

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New Jersey/Delaware edit

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Venezuela edit

Zulia State edit

Anzoátegui State edit

Land disconnected by artificial canals edit

Former hilltops in artificial lakes edit

See also edit

References edit

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  17. ^ Banpo Seorae Island 반포 서래섬
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