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*Islands for [[Tokyo Disneyland]] in Urayasu
*Islands for [[Tokyo Disneyland]] in Urayasu
*Islands for [[Haneda Airport|Haneda International Airport]] runway expansion.
*Islands for [[Haneda Airport|Haneda International Airport]] runway expansion.
* {{ill|Hakkeijima|ja|八景島}}
*[[Heiwa Island]], in [[Tokyo Bay]]
*[[Heiwa Island]], in [[Tokyo Bay]]
* {{ill|Higashi Ogijima|ja|東扇島}}
*[[Island City, Fukuoka]] ([[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata]]) harbour
*[[Island City, Fukuoka]] ([[Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata]]) harbour
*[[Kansai International Airport]] (1994)
*[[Kansai International Airport]] (1994)
* {{ill|Katsushima |ja|勝島}}
*[[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line|Kaze no Tō]]
*[[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line|Kaze no Tō]]
*Kisarazu Island for [[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line]]
*Kisarazu Island for [[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line]]
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*[[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line|Umihotaru]]
*[[Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line|Umihotaru]]
* [[Wakaejima]] (artificial)
* [[Wakaejima]] (artificial)
* [[Wakasu]]
*
* {{interlanguage link multi|Ukishima-cho|lt=Ukishima|ja|浮島町 (川崎市)}}
* {{interlanguage link multi|Ukishima-cho|lt=Ukishima|ja|浮島町 (川崎市)}}


Revision as of 07:50, 5 February 2023

This is a list of artificial islands.

Table

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
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

Bahrain

  • New Bahrain International Airport

Bolivia

See #Peru/Bolivia

Brazil

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.

China

Egypt

Germany

Hong Kong

Former

India

Japan

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

Kuwait

Macau

Malaysia

Maldives

Mexico

Montenegro

Netherlands

Oman

Peru/Bolivia

Qatar

Russia

Nineteen artificial islands in the Gulf of Finland for fortresses.

Saudi Arabia

Solomon Islands

South Africa

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Tonga

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Dubai

Ras al Khaimah

Sharjah

Fujairah

United Kingdom

England

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

California

Florida

Illinois

Kentucky

Michigan

New Jersey/Delaware

New York

Washington

Wisconsin

Land disconnected by artificial canals

Former hilltops in artificial lakes

See also

References

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