Persian GulfUnited Arab Emirates
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Palm Islands
The Palm Islands consist of three artificial archipelagos: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Islands (formerly known as Palm Deira or Deira Islands), and Palm Jebel Ali, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Palm Islands were constructed around the same time as The World Islands.
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The Palm Islands consist of three artificial archipelagos: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Islands (formerly known as Palm Deira or Deira Islands), and Palm Jebel Ali, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Palm Islands were constructed around the same time as The World Islands. Nakheel Properties is the Palm Islands real estate developer. The creation of the islands began in 2001 and ended around 2006/2007. These islands have significantly impacted ocean sediment and wildlife in the surrounding area.
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View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 64.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 64. Palm Islands, The World.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 64. Crescent Moon Island in the Persian Gulf, The World, Palm Islands, coast of Dubai.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
The World Archipelago, Persian Gulf. The bottom image shows the project The World on November 13, 2004, when dredging and building were just getting underway.
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 62. Crescent Moon Island Umm Al Sheif, the Palm Islands of Dubai, Persian Gulf.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
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- ISS-39 Dubai, United Arab Emirates. NASA / Public domain
- ISS-42 Coastline of the United Arab Emirates. NASA / Public domain
- ISS064-E-10428 - View of Earth. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- ISS064-E-10430 - View of Earth. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Dubaiworld ast 2009036 lrg. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Sci / Public domain
- ISS064-E-10431 - View of Earth - Crescent Moon Island - The World and Palm Islands of Dubai (cropped). Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Dubaiworld ast 2004318 lrg. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Sci / Public domain
- ISS062-E-46357 - View of Earth - Crescent Moon Island Umm Al Sheif - Palm Islands Dubai (cropped). Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain