These Things You'll Only Find in Dubai

Building Artifiicial Islands

There are several natural islands off the coast of Dubai that have been bought up and artificially expanded upon in the past few years. Pictured here is the Palm Jumeriah island chain, which some in Dubai claim is now the eighth wonder of the world. This particular island system was built with enough sand to fill two and a half Empire State Buildings, and it's available for anyone to tour. 

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