List of artificial islands facts for kids

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.
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	Created by land reclaiming Bishop Island into the Port of Brisbane
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

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 Convention and Exhibition Centre - new wing on a man-made island off the coast of the old wing at Wan Chai.
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 Wan
A former knoll in the Shek Pik Reservoir
A former knoll in the Shing Mun (Jubilee) Reservoir
Shui Keng Teng [zh-tw] - 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
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 stage

Macau

Aterro da "Zona A" dos Novos Aterros Urbanos
Aterro da "Zona C" dos Novos Aterros Urbanos
Centro Ecuménico Kun Iam [zh-tw]
Macau International Airport
Portas do Entendimento [zh-tw]
Islets in the Lagos Nam Van
Zhuhai-Macau Port Artificial Island [yue] (southern half part of Macau)

Egypt

Coasts of Hurghada
Coasts of Alexandria
Ain Sokhna

Germany

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 [ja]
Dejima in Nagasaki (Historic) (1634)
Dream Island (Yume No Shima) (1939)
Islands for Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu
Islands for Haneda International Airport runway expansion.
Hakkeijima [ja]
Heiwa Island, in Tokyo Bay
Higashi Ogijima [ja]
Island City, Fukuoka (Hakata) harbour
Kansai International Airport (1994)
Katsushima [ja]
Kaze no Tō
Kisarazu Island for Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line
Kobe Airport
Malimpia Okinosu [ja]
Midori No Shima [ja], off Hakodate
New Kitakyushu Airport
Nagasaki Airport
Odaiba, Tokyo Bay
Oogishima [ja]
Painuhama-cho (南ぬ浜町 [ja]), Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa-ken
Port Island, Kobe harbour
Rokkō Island, Kobe harbour
Showa Island [ja]
The Second Sea Fortress, Tokyo Bay (The first and second fortresses were sunk)
Umihotaru
Wakaejima (artificial)
Wakasu
Ukishima [ja]

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)
Gulhi Falhu
Hulhumalé (2004)
Thilafushi (1992)
Velana International Airport

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

Uros, inhabited artificial floating islands made of reed on Lake Titicaca

Qatar

Lusail, new development north of Doha with several artificial islands.
The Pearl
Hamad International Airport
Ras Laffan
Hamad Port
Banana Island Resort

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

Phase V redevelopment of Anping, Tainan [zh-tw]

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)
Treasure Island (San Francisco Bay)
Rincon Island (off Ventura County Coast)
THUMS Islands (also called Astronaut Islands) - four artificial island oil platforms (off Long Beach Harbor)
Coast Guard Island (Oakland Estuary, San Francisco Bay area)
Long Beach Port

Florida

Isola di Lolando (Miami) - Failed artificial island construction project.
Hibiscus Island (Miami Beach) (1922)
San Pablo Island (name not official) (Jacksonville Beaches) (1912)
Palm Island (Miami Beach)
Peanut Island (Riviera Beach) (1918)
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 (Miami Beach) - 4 separate, numbered islands
Brickell Key (Miami)

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.