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Dubai: The World Islands
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WOW!
http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/...ld_islands.php
The same company that brought us The Palm Islands, Al Nakheel Properties (Nakheel Corp), have done it again expanding their portfolio of man-made islands with this latest Dubai island project shaped like the continents of the world. The World will consist of between 250 to 300 smaller private artifical islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. Each island will range from 250,000 to 900,000 square feet in size, with 50 to 100 metres of water between each island. The development is to cover an area of 9 kilometers in length and 6 kilometers in width, surrounded by an oval shaped breakwater. The only means of transportation between the islands will be by marine transport.
Construction has begun on the $US 1.8 billion project which is set to be completed by the end of 2005. It will be located 4 kilometers off the shore of Jumeirah, close to the The Palm Jumeirah, between Burj Al Arab and Port Rashid of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Each island will be sold to selected private developers and are expected to have pricing beginning at Dhs. 25 million (US$ 6.85 million).
Check out the video here: http://www.theworld.ae/theworld/vide...rld_Video4.mov
[5MB QuicktimeMovie]
Looks amazing!
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them dubaiians sure like moving some dirt around, don't they?
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Sounds like the idea from a millionaire's son.
I'm sure it started off with "dude, wouldn't it be cool if..."
NOTE: Interesting concept, but I can see numerous issues with building there.
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The new Venice?
I'll take the New Zealand Estate.
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Well, they've got the money. And Dubai is a beautiful city. Spent a few days there about 6 months ago.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Interesting stuff. Seems they are related to these people (who appear to be Mac fans by virtue of the appearance of an IceBook and Pismo about 3/4 through their ad!) 
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I'll take Ascension (or is this St. Helena?) because I want my neigbors to be as far away as possible! 
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A nicely done QuickTime film. Gives some time to just dream. 
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"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." Winston Churchill
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Well, the business people who came up with this idea certainly had a good idea. It's very innovative. Dubai is certainly looking for ways of surviving after the oil runs out and ideas like this will certainly bring in the lolly.
I wonder if the people who first thought of this "World" idea had read the Science Fiction novel by Larry Niven called Ringworld? The exact same idea first appeared there, AFAIK, in 1970 something.
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Take it away, Global Warming!
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DBGFHRGL!
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Someone's going to make a golf course out of it, just watch.
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a solitary firefly flies at nite
into the darkness an endless flight
a million flashes of delight.
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Originally posted by FulcrumPilot:
Someone's going to make a golf course out of it, just watch.
That's funny. I guess that would rule out walking!
Actually, the plan for the golf course that they show in that link (at 00:01:52) is weeeeeeak. Why would they build a course in the middle of the ocean and only have what appears to be three holes where the water will even come into play!!! I guess it's just for "promotional purposes".
O/T: why does Safari not render the video correctly for me but my QuickTime Player.app does 
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Hey! There's no Scandinavia! That's not the world, it's an abomination!
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Making sense is overrated.
Hippotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia -The fear of long words.
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