Artificial Archipelagos, Dubai, as Seen from Space

The municipality of Dubai is the largest city of the Persian Gulf emirate of the same name, and has built a global reputation for large-scale developments and architectural works. Among the most visible of these developments?particularly from the perspective of astronauts on board the International Space Station?are three human-made archipelagos.

The two Palm Islands (Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali) appear as stylized palm trees when viewed from above. The World Islands evoke a rough ma [...]

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