This is a list of artificial islands.
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+NameCountryArea (km2)PopulationNotesFlevopolder970462,880The Flevopolder is an island polder forming the bulk of Flevoland, a province of The Netherlands.Caofeidian60Dongjiang Island33.5Cargo transfer and wetland reconstruction.Jurong Island320Formed by the amalgamation of seven natural islandsEko Atlantic25Created from the Atlantic Ocean via reclamationSanya Hongtangwan International Airport23.99International Airport under construction.Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok)21.080Mostly on reclaimed land. Some of it is on the now merged Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau islands.Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport210International Airport under construction.Khazar Islands200Planned citySubi ReefDisputed16200Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand. Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.Qianhai14.92Diyar Al Muharraq1250,000City located in Muharraq.Cuarteron ReefDisputed80Currently 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 Zones7.3Northern City71,000Mischief ReefDisputed5.580Currently 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 Bahrain51,000Amwaj Islands4.3110,000Donauinsel40In the Danube (Vienna)Ocean Flower Island3.81Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis3.76Pulau Semakau3.50Singapore's first offshore and only remaining landfill. Fiery Cross ReefDisputed2.74200Currently 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 Barat1.92 0Harbor Island1.64 3Bahrain Bay1.35100Peberholm1.3Pulau Punggol Timor1.120?King Fahd Passport Island0.8810Shared island between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Also known as Middle Island, Embankment 4.Reef Island0.713 3,000Also known as Lulu Island.Ontario Place East and West Island0.62730Theme park in Ontario.Flakfortet0.3Copenhagen harbourFreedom Island0.3Heirisson Island0.28560Created from pre-existing smaller islands via reclamation. Swan River, Western AustraliaÎle Notre-Dame0.250Located in MontrealGaven ReefsDisputed0.1360Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand. Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.Chinese Garden0.1350Johnson South ReefDisputed0.1090Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand. Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.Hughes ReefDisputed0.0760Currently being converted into an island by China as part of the Great Wall of Sand. Also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan.Neft Daşları (Oil Rocks)0.072000Built by connecting several oil platformsMiddelgrundsfortet0.07Copenhagen harbour (also known as Middelgrunden)Pearl Island0.0190Coral Island0.0170Langlütjen II0.0170Sold to a private owner.Langlütjen I0.0160Sold.Île aux Cygnes0.0130Wilhelmstein0.01250Sealand (de jure) (de facto)0.0042Sandy Island0.00070Queen Elizabeth II Island0Bahrain LagoonFuture artificial planned islandChina Dafeng Port Economic ZoneDayang PortDongjiakou DockFisherman's Island0Created by land reclaiming Bishop Island into the Port of BrisbaneFort Boyard250FortJizuishi ShipyardLanqiao PortLe Havre PortLongxue Island Shipyard and PortLüsi HarbourMaojia PortMOSEAn artificial island was created in Lido inlet as part of the flood defenses for VeniceNigehörn0Paradise Island0Qingdao Linghai Hot Spring Golf ClubQingdao PortRizhao PortSalman CitySangang HarbourJiangsuShawan HarbourYancheng, JiangsuTreasure Island0Trekroner FortCopenhagen harbourXiamen Xiang'an International AirportXiaogoukou Binhai, YanchengXimazhou Shipyard IslandXinkaihe HarbourYangshan Deepwater PortZhanghe AirportZhewangzhen PortJiangsuZhuhai General Aviation AirportZuhai Jinwan AirportZuhai Jiuzhou Airport(unnamed amusement park)Amusement Park at Liuye Lake, ChangdeBanana Island, LagosAn artificial island off the foreshore of Ikoyi, Lagos, NigeriaGracefield IslandCreated via land reclamation from the Lagos LagoonKashagan Field
Australia Areas around the Gold Coast region
Bahamas
Ocean Cay
Bahrain New Bahrain International Airport
Bolivia See #Peru/Bolivia
Brazil Cidade Universitária (Rio de Janeiro) Jangadeiros Island
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.
Colombia
Bolívar Department
Santa Cruz del Islote
China Dongjiang, an island at Bohai Bay, near Beijing, 33.5 km2, for cargo transfer and wetlands reconstruction. Runways of Shanghai Pudong Airport Port and Urban Areas around Xiamen, Shantou & Ningbo-Zhoushan Amusement Park at Liuye Lake Changde Zhanghe Airport, Jingmen Zhuhai General Aviation Airport Several Islands off the coast of Fengchengzhen, Shandong Coastal Extensions around Bindao Island, Weihai Rizhao Port Xinjiancun Coast Islands Qingdao Linghai Hot Spring Golf Club Qingdao Port Maojia Port, Qidong City Rudong Coast Extensions Extensions on coasts around Yangjia Bay Islands off the coast of Lingezhuang Dongzhuang Coast Extensions Longkou Harbor Port and Islands Banweiba Ditch Port & Coastal extensions Land bordering Bailang Estuary Jiangdao Coast Extensions Lianyungang Port Ganyu Coast Rudong Yangkou Harbour Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Runway Ports of Pingtan Island Ports of Jiangyin Island, Fuqing, Fuzhou Lands surrounding Luoyuan Bay, Luoyuan, Fuzhou Ports in Xinghua Bay
Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport - the main airport for Hong Kong, mostly on reclaimed land, now sits on past Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre - new wing on a man-made island off the coast of the old wing at Wan Chai.Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition CentreHong 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 two other skyways to Shun Tak Centre. Nam WanHong Kong map A former knoll in the Shek Pik Reservoir A former knoll in the Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir - 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. The west tower of Tsing Ma Bridge stands on an artificial island in the Ma Wan Channel Satellite view Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge - two artificial islets to the south of two bridge columns, to prevent ships from colliding with the bridge. Southern half of Lamma Power Station Hong Kong–Macau–Zhuhai Bridge Hong Kong Control Point Breakwaters of many typhoon shelters An island at the confluence of River Sutlej and River Beas into River Indus, where Sheung Shui Abattoir and Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Works are located. Shatin Floating Restaurant (aka Treasure Floating Restaurant, Star Seafood Floating Restaurant) Tsing Tsuen Bridge - two artificial islands to the north of the two bridge columns
Former West Kowloon Reclamation during its construction stageWong, Raymond; "A Technical and Project Review of the 10 Airport Core Projects and their Influence on Current Developments"
Macau Aterro da "Zona A" dos Novos Aterros Urbanos Aterro da "Zona C" dos Novos Aterros Urbanos
Macau International Airport
Islets in the Lagos Nam Van (southern half part of Macau)
Egypt Coasts of Hurghada Coasts of Alexandria Ain Sokhna
Germany Dithmarschen Bremerhaven
India Willingdon Island Murud-Janjira Jag Mandir Nehru Garden Taj Lake Palace Padmadurg Kesar Kyari Jal Mahal
Ireland Bull Island
Japan
Chubu Centrair International Airport ( Shinkawa, Chūō, Tokyo 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)
Kaze no Tō Kisarazu Island for Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Kobe Airport
, off Hakodate New Kitakyushu Airport Nagasaki Airport Odaiba, Tokyo Bay
Painuhama-cho (), 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) Umihotaru Wakaejima (artificial) Wakasu
Kuwait Khiran Sea City Green Island (Kuwait) Malaysia Andaman Island, George Town, Penang Gazumbo Island, George Town, Penang Malacca Island, Malacca City, Malacca. Marina island Pangkor, Lumut, Perak. Forest City, Johor Bahru, Johor
Maldives Gaadhoo (Laamu atoll) Gulhifalhu Hulhumalé (2004) Thilafushi (1992)
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.
Netherlands Flevoland IJburg IJsseloog Neeltje-Jans Pampus REM Island Maasvlakte Marker Wadden
Oman Al Mouj Muscat
Panama
Ocean Reef Islands
Peru/Bolivia Artificial floating islands made of reed on Lake Titicaca, made by the Uru people
Qatar Lusail, new development north of Doha with several artificial islands. The Pearl Hamad International Airport Ras Laffan Hamad Port Banana Island
Russia
Nineteen artificial islands in the Gulf of Finland for fortresses. Cherepakha Islet Federation Island New Holland Island Sukho (island) Port of Bronka Sviyazhsk
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
Solomon Islands Sulufou Adagege Funaafou Foueda Niuleni Ferasubua Saua Auki Island
South Africa Island in Kamfers Dam, constructed as a flamingo breeding island
South Korea Banpo Seorae Island (Seoraeseom) Sebitseom (Sebit islets) Songdo International Business District Yeouido
Sri Lanka Hambantota Port
Taiwan
Tonga Former Republic of Minerva
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Yas Island Al Lulu Island Khalifah Port
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 Jumeirah Island 2 Pearl Jumeirah Dubai Harbour Dubai Waterfront The Universe
Ras al Khaimah Bal al Bahr Mina al Arab Al Hamra Village
Sharjah Hamriyah Flag Island Al Khan Al Mamzar Al Majaz Island
Fujairah Fujairah Port
United Kingdom England Challis Island, Cambridgeshire Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf, Greater London Spike Island, Widnes, in Cheshire Whale Island, Hampshire, in Portsmouth harbour
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)