Dubai s Palm Islands - The Eighth Wonder
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Dubai's Palm Islands - The Eighth Wonder
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Dubai's Palm Islands, often dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World, are the largest man-made island clusters globally.
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Dubai's Palm Islands are an extraordinary feat of engineering and are considered the largest man-made island formations in the world, earning the title of the Eighth Wonder of the World. Situated along Dubai's coast, the islands are located at Jumeirah, Jebel Ali, and Deira. These impressive islands, also known as The Palm Dubai, are constructed by layering rocks and sand on a ten-meter-deep seabed, using sand dredged from nearby waters. The operation is overseen by Belgian and Dutch dredging companies Jan De Nul and Van Oord, with notable progress in Jumeirah and Jebel Ali, while work in Deira is underway.
The sand is precisely placed using a process called "rain-bowing," where dredging ships release it according to Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) coordinates, creating an arc as it falls. Each island has a protective breakwater at its perimeter, built to separate them from the open sea. The breakwaters are formed by laying layers of rock from pontoons and split-hopper barges. Remarkably, Jumeirah Palm alone required 7 million tons of rock for its breakwater.
Designed to resemble a date palm tree, each of the islands features a trunk, a crown, and several fronds, with crescent-shaped islands acting as breakwaters. The construction of Palm Jebel Ali began in 2002 by Jan De Nul and was completed by the end of 2006. This project involved building a 4 km long peninsula, surrounded by a 200m wide, 17 km long breakwater, requiring the reclamation of approximately 135 million cubic meters of rock, sand, and limestone, with 5 million cubic meters of rock used to reinforce the slopes.
Dubai's Palm Islands are set to extend the coastal length by 520 km, featuring attractions such as water parks, luxury hotels, shopping malls, villas, beach apartments, health spas, and more. The vision of Sheikh Maktoum to enhance Dubai's trade and tourism led to the conception of these islands, with Nakheel Properties as the chief developer.
Palm Jumeirah, measuring 5 km by 5 km, includes a crown with 17 fronds and an 11 km long breakwater, creating 4,000 new homes over 3 to 4 years and adding 78 km to Dubai's shoreline. Residents began moving into Palm Jumeirah by the end of 2006, five years after dredging commenced.
Palm Jebel Ali, expected to house 1.7 million people by 2020, is slated for completion by 2008. It will surpass Palm Jumeirah in size, but Palm Deira, expected by 2015, will be the largest. Its vast size means construction will occur in phases. Dubai's tourism industry is heavily reliant on the completion and success of these islands.
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By developing the Palm Islands, Dubai continues to redefine luxury and innovation, setting new standards in global tourism and real estate.
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