List of artificial islands

This is a list of artificial islands. Currently, artificial islands are an expensive but in some cases lucrative option for many cities having lack-of-land problems (such as Tokyo's Odaiba and Fukuoka's island city project). In the future they may be common sights 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.

This is a list of several artificial or man-made islands.

Disputed

Mischief Reef - currently being converted into an island by China. Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.
Fiery Cross Reef - currently being converted into an island by China. Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Australia

Heirisson Island, Swan River, Western Australia – created from pre-existing smaller islands via reclamation

Austria

Donauinsel, an island 20 kilometres long and 200 meters wide in the Danube (Vienna)

Azerbaijan

Khazar Islands

Bahrain

Durrat Al Bahrain
Amwaj Islands
Reef Island (Also known as Lulu Island)
Bahrain Bay
Diyar Al Muharraq
Bahrain Lagoon
Passport Island (aka Embankment No. 4; shared with Saudi Arabia)

Bolivia

See #Peru/Bolivia

Bulgaria

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.

Canada

Île Notre-Dame, in Montreal
René-Levasseur Island, an impact crater in Quebec isolated when two pre-existing natural lakes were connected by the formation of Manicouagan Reservoir (see also Daniel-Johnson Dam)
Ontario Place East and West Island, Toronto, Ontario

China

Tianjin

Dongjiang, an island at Bohai Bay, near Beijing, 33.5 km², for cargo transfer and wetlands reconstruction.^[1]

Denmark

Peberholm
Flakfortet, Copenhagen harbour
Middelgrundsfortet, Copenhagen harbour (also known as Middelgrunden)
Trekroner Fort, Copenhagen harbour

France

Germany

Hong Kong

Hong Kong International Airport - partially man-made, and partially on the original Chek Lap Kok.
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre - new wing on a man-made island off the coast of the old wing at Wan Chai. ^[2]
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.^[3]
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.^[4]
The west tower of Tsing Ma Bridge stands on an artificial island in the Ma Wan Channel ^[5]
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

Italy

MOSE Project An artificial island was created in Lido inlet as part of the flood defenses for Venice

Japan

Chubu Centrair International Airport
Dejima in Nagasaki (Historic)
Dream Island (Yume No Shima)
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
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
Rokko Island, Kobe harbour
The Second Sea Fortress, Tokyo Bay (The first and second fortresses were sunk)

Macau

Macau International Airport
Islets in the Lagos Nam Van

Maldives

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

Marina island Pangkor Lumut Perak.

Netherlands

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

Philippines

Freedom Island

Poland

Formoza

Qatar

Lusail, new development north of Doha with several artificial islands.
The Pearl

Russia

Nineteen artificial islands in the Gulf of Finland for fortresses

Singapore

Coral Island
Jurong Island, formed by the amalgamation of seven natural islands
Paradise Island
Pearl Island
Pulau Punggol Barat
Pulau Punggol Timor
Pulau Semakau
Sandy Island
Treasure Island

Solomon Islands

Sulufou
Adagege
Funaafou
Foueda
Niuleni
Ferasubua
Saua
Auki Island

South Africa

Island in Kamfers Dam, constructed as a flamingo breeding island

Sri Lanka

Colombo Port City

Tonga

Former Republic of Minerva

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Al Lulu Island

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.
Dubai Waterfront
The Universe

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Several hundred crannógs in Scotland

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)^[6]
THUMS Islands (also called Astronaut Islands) - four artificial island oil platforms (off Long Beach Harbor)
Coast Guard Island (Oakland Estuary, San Francisco Bay area)

Florida

Isola di Lolando (Miami) - Failed artificial island construction project.
Hibiscus Island (Miami Beach)
Palm Island (Miami Beach)
Peanut Island (Riviera Beach)
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 1 sunset island 2 sunset island 3 sunset island 4 Brickell Key Island

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.

New Jersey/Delaware

Artificial Island, New Jersey (Alloway Township, New Jersey)/a tiny portion of Delaware

New York

Washington

Harbor Island (Seattle)
Duck Island, in Green Lake Park, Seattle.

References

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