Dubai's gorgeous man-made islands aren't just a tourist attraction—they're a major engineering project of staggering proportion.
In 2001, there was nothing off the coast of Dubai but warm, shallow gulf water. Then Nakheel, a local real estate conglomerate, dredged 3 billion cubic feet of sand from the seafloor and used GPS precision to shape it a 17-fronded palm tree. Seven million tons of mountain rock was piled around the island to form a crescent-shaped breakwater seven miles long, designed to protect the newborn island from waves and storms.
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- You will be amazed to know that, to determine the feasibility of the project, there were more than 100 studies that took place to plan the Palm Island Dubai.
- There is nothing else in the world like the Palm Islands since it’s actually a chain of various islands joined together made to look like a palm tree.
- In order to be certain whether the formations of the construction would be stable under the water, there were highly qualified and specialized divers who were employed.
- Dubai Palm is one among only a few islands which is visible from space to the naked eye. Another visible landmark is the Berlin Wall.
- From the mainland of Dubai, The Palm Island Dubai adjoins around 60 kilometers of shoreline that makes it incredibly stunning.
- In order to supply the island with its palm trees, more than 12, 000 trees were grown in a nursery.
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