List of artificial islands
This is a list of artificial islands. Currently, artificial islands are an expensive, but in some cases, highly profitable, option for many cities which lack land (such as Tokyo's Odaiba and Fukuoka's island city project). In the future they may be common sites as many cities (especially Asian cities) around the world face severe urban land shortages and congestion. Eventually, this may make man-made islands a logical option.
Below is a list of several artificial or man-made islands.
| Name | Country of Origin | Area (km2) | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René-Levasseur Island | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
2,020 | 0 | Impact crater in Quebec isolated when two pre-existing
natural lakes were connected by the formation of the |
| Caofeidian |  China |
60 | ||
| Dongjiang Island | China |
33.5 | Cargo transfer and wetland reconstruction.[1] | |
| 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.
Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan. |
| Qianhai | China |
14.92 | ||
| Hong Kong International Airport |  Hong Kong |
12.48 | Mostly on reclaimed land. Few 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.
Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan. |
| Macau New Urban Zone |  Macau |
7.3 | ||
| Northern City | Bahrain |
7 | 1,000 | |
| Mischief Reef | Disputed | 5.58 | 0 | Currently being converted into an island by China.
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.
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
|
0.88 | 10 | Shared island between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. |
| Reef Island | Bahrain |
0.713 | 3,000 | |
| Ontario Place East and West Island | Canada |
0.6273 | 0 | Theme park in Ontario. |
| Flakfortet | Denmark |
0.3 | ||
| Freedom Island |  Philippines |
0.3 | ||
| Heirisson Island | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
0.2856 | 0 | Created from pre-existing smaller islands via reclamation. |
| Île Notre-Dame | Canada |
0.25 | 0 | Located in Montreal |
| Gaven Reefs | Disputed | 0.136 | 0 | Currently being converted into an island by China.
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.
Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan. |
| Hughes Reef | Disputed | 0.076 | 0 | Currently being converted into an island by China.
Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan. |
| Middelgrundsfortet | Denmark |
0.07 | ||
| 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)
|
0.004 | 27 | |
| Sandy Island | Singapore |
0.0007 | 0 | |
| Aspen Island | Australia |
Not Measured/Unspecified | 0 | |
| Bahrain Lagoon | Bahrain |
Not Measured/Unspecified | Future artificial planned island | |
| China Dafeng Port Economic Zone | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Dayang Port | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Donauinsel |  Austria |
Not Measured/Unspecified | 0 | |
| Dongjiakou Dock | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Fisherman's Island | Australia |
Not Measured/Unspecified | 0 | |
| Fort Boyard | France |
Not Measured/Unspecified | 250 | Fort |
| Jizuishi Shipyard | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Lanqiao Port | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Le Havre Port | France |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Longxue Island Shipyard and Port | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Lvsi Harbour | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Maojia Port | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| MOSE |  Italy |
Not Measured/Unspecified | An artificial island was created in Lido inlet as part of the
flood defenses for Venice | |
| Nigehörn | Germany |
Not Measured/Unspecified | 0 | |
| Paradise Island | Singapore |
Not Measured/Unspecified | 0 | |
| Qingdao Linghai Hot Spring Golf Club | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Qingdao Port | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Rizhao Port | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Salman City | Bahrain |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Sangang Harbour | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Shawan Harbour | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Treasure Island | Singapore |
Not Measured/Unspecified | 0 | |
| Trekroner Fort | Denmark |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Xiaogoukou | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Ximazhou Shipyard Island | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Xinkaihe Harbour | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Yangshan Deepwater Port | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Zhanghe Airport | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Zhewangzhen Port | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Zhuhai General Aviation Airport | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Zuhai Jinwan Airport | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| Zuhai Jiuzhou Airport | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | ||
| (unnamed amusement park) | China |
Not Measured/Unspecified | Amusement Park at Liuye Lake, Changde |
Brazil
- Cidade Universitária (Rio de Janeiro)
- Jangadeiros Island
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
- An artificial island in the artificial Inspiration Lake in the former Penny's Bay
- Macau Ferry Terminal - an artificial island connected by a skyway to another artificial island, and further connected by another skyway to Shun Tak Centre.[2]
- A former knoll in the Shek Pik Reservoir
- A former knoll in the Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir
- Shui Keng Teng - a former knoll isolated from the mainland after construction of High Island Reservoir
- Former knolls and hills in the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir
- The central tower of Ting Kau Bridge stands on an artificial island in the Rambler Channel.[3]
- The west tower of Tsing Ma Bridge stands on an artificial island in the Ma Wan Channel[4]
- Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge - two artificial islets to the south of two bridge columns, to prevent ships from colliding with the bridge.
India
- Willingdon Island
- Murud-Janjira
- Jag Mandir
- Nehru Garden
- Taj Lake Palace
- Padmadurg
- Kesar Kyari
- Jal Mahal
Japan
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (2000-2005)
- Dejima in Nagasaki (Historic) (1634)
- Dream Island (Yume No Shima) (1939)
- Islands for Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu
- Islands for Haneda International Airport runway expansion.
- Heiwa Island, in Tokyo Bay
- Island City, Fukuoka (Hakata) harbour
- Kansai International Airport (1994)
- Kisarazu Island for Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
- Kobe Airport
- New Kitakyushu Airport
- Nagasaki Airport
- Odaiba, Tokyo Bay
- Painuhama-cho (南ぬ浜町), Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa-ken
- Port Island, Kobe harbour
- Rokkō Island, Kobe harbour
- The Second Sea Fortress, Tokyo Bay (The first and second fortresses were sunk)
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
- Boubyan Sea Port
- Khiran Sea City
Maldives
- Gaadhoo (Laamu atoll)
- Gulhi Falhu
- Hulhumalé (2004)
- Thilafushi (1992)
- Velana International Airport
Mexico
- Spiral Island, a small floating island
Montenegro
- The Lady Of the Rocks / Gospa od Skrpjela, a small island contribute to Our Lady of the Rocks, situated in the Bay Of Kotor.
Malaysia
- Malacca Island, Malacca City, Malacca.
- Marina island Pangkor Lumut Perak.
- Forest City, Johor Bahru, Johor
Oman
- Al Mouj Muscat
- Sohar Port
- Duqm Port
Panama
- Barro Colorado Island, a former hilltop in the Panama Canal Zone.
Peru/Bolivia
- Uros, inhabited artificial floating islands made of reed on Lake Titicaca
Qatar
- Lusail, new development north of Doha with several artificial islands.
- The Pearl
- Hamad International Airport
- Ras Laffan
- Hamad Port
- Banana Island Resort
Russia
Nineteen artificial islands in the Gulf of Finland for fortresses.
Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah Port
- Manifah Field
- King Abdul Aziz Sea Port
- Yanbu Island
- Jazan Economic City
- King Fahd Industrial Ports
- Areas around Alkhobar & Dhahran
- King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries
- Coast line of Jeddah
South Africa
- Island in Kamfers Dam, constructed as a flamingo breeding island
- Durban Port
Tonga
- Former Republic of Minerva
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
- Burj al-Arab, a hotel on a small artificial island.
- The Palm Islands (The Palm, Jumeirah, The Palm, Jebel Ali, and The Palm, Deira). The Palm Jebel Ali has had most of its land filled, but both the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira projects are on hold as of 2013.
- The World Islands, currently uninhabited.
- Bluewaters Island
- Jumeirah Bay Island
- Pearl Jumeirah
- Dubai Harbour
- Dubai Waterfront
- The Universe
- Bal al Bahr
- Mina al Arab
- Al Hamra Village
United States
Alabama
- 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.
Alaska
- Northstar Island, an island built for oil drilling and extraction from the Northstar Oil Pool in the Beaufort Sea.
California
- Tom Sawyer Island, Frontierland, Disneyland theme park
- Balboa Island (Newport Beach)
- Treasure Island (San Francisco Bay)
- Rincon Island (off Ventura County Coast)[5]
- THUMS Islands (also called Astronaut Islands) - four artificial island oil platforms (off Long Beach Harbor)
- Coast Guard Island (Oakland Estuary, San Francisco Bay area)
- Long Beach Port
- Sections of Oakland International Airport
- Sections of San Diego International Airport
Florida
- Isola di Lolando (Miami) - Failed artificial island construction project.
- Hibiscus Island (Miami Beach) (1922)
- San Pablo Island (name not official) (Jacksonville Beaches) (1912)
- Palm Island (Miami Beach)
- Peanut Island (Riviera Beach) (1918)
- Star Island (Miami Beach)
- Venetian Islands (Miami Beach) - Includes Belle Isle, Biscayne Island, Di Lido Island and Flagler Monument Island.
- Fisher Island (Miami)
- Watson Island (Miami)
- Dodge Island (Miami)
- Sunset Islands (Miami Beach) - 4 separate, numbered islands
- Brickell Key (Miami)
Illinois
- Goose Island (Chicago)
- Northerly Island (Chicago)
Kentucky
- Shippingport, a former town now within the boundaries of Louisville that became an island in 1825 when the Louisville and Portland Canal was built as a bypass of the Falls of the Ohio.
Michigan
- Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
New Jersey/Delaware
- Artificial Island, New Jersey (Alloway Township, New Jersey)/a tiny portion of Delaware
Washington
- Harbor Island (Seattle)
- Duck Island, in Green Lake Park, Seattle.
Wisconsin
- Door County (north of the canal)
See also
- List of islands
References
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