This is a list of artificial islands.
Name | Country | Area (km2) | Population | Notes | |
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René-Levasseur Island | 2,020 | 0 | Impact crater in Quebec isolated when two pre-existing natural lakes were connected by the formation of the Manicouagan Reservoir. | ||
Caofeidian | 60 | ||||
Dongjiang Island | 33.5 | Cargo transfer and wetland reconstruction.[1] | |||
Jurong Island | 32 | 0 | Formed by the amalgamation of seven natural islands | ||
Sanya Hongtangwan International Airport | 23.99 | International Airport under construction. | |||
Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport | 21 | 0 | International Airport under construction. | ||
Khazar Islands | 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 | 14.92 | ||||
Hong Kong International Airport | 12.48 | Mostly on reclaimed land. Some of it is on the now merged Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau islands. | |||
Diyar Al Muharraq | 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 | 7.3 | ||||
Northern City | 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 | 5 | 1,000 | |||
Amwaj Islands | 4.31 | 10,000 | |||
Ocean Flower Island | 3.81 | ||||
Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis | 3.76 | ||||
Pulau Semakau | 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 | 1.92 | 0 | |||
Bahrain Bay | 1.35 | 100 | |||
Peberholm | 1.3 | ||||
Pulau Punggol Timor | 1.12 | 0? | |||
King Fahd Passport Island | 0.88 | 10 | Shared island between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Also known as Middle Island, Embankment 4. | ||
Reef Island | 0.713 | 3,000 | Also known as Lulu Island. | ||
Ontario Place East and West Island | 0.6273 | 0 | Theme park in Ontario. | ||
Flakfortet | 0.3 | Copenhagen harbour | |||
Freedom Island | 0.3 | ||||
Heirisson Island | 0.2856 | 0 | Created from pre-existing smaller islands via reclamation. Swan River, Western Australia | ||
Île Notre-Dame | 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 | 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 | 0.07 | Copenhagen harbour (also known as Middelgrunden) | |||
Pearl Island | 0.019 | 0 | |||
Coral Island | 0.017 | 0 | |||
Langlütjen II | 0.017 | 0 | Sold to a private owner. | ||
Langlütjen I | 0.016 | 0 | Sold. | ||
Île aux Cygnes | 0.013 | 0 | |||
Wilhelmstein | 0.0125 | 0 | |||
Sealand | (de jure) (de facto) | 0.004 | 2 | ||
Sandy Island | 0.0007 | 0 | |||
Queen Elizabeth II Island | 0 | ||||
Bahrain Lagoon | Future artificial planned island | ||||
China Dafeng Port Economic Zone | |||||
Dayang Port | |||||
Donauinsel | 20 kilometres long and 200 meters wide in the Danube (Vienna) | 0 | In the Danube (Vienna) | ||
Dongjiakou Dock | |||||
Fisherman's Island | 0 | Created by land reclaiming Bishop Island into the Port of Brisbane[2] | |||
Fort Boyard | 250 | Fort | |||
Jizuishi Shipyard | |||||
Lanqiao Port | |||||
Le Havre Port | |||||
Longxue Island Shipyard and Port | |||||
Lvsi Harbour | |||||
Maojia Port | |||||
MOSE | An artificial island was created in Lido inlet as part of the flood defenses for Venice | ||||
Nigehörn | 0 | ||||
Paradise Island | 0 | ||||
Qingdao Linghai Hot Spring Golf Club | |||||
Qingdao Port | |||||
Rizhao Port | |||||
Salman City | |||||
Sangang Harbour | Jiangsu | ||||
Shawan Harbour | Yancheng, Jiangsu | ||||
Treasure Island | 0 | ||||
Trekroner Fort | Copenhagen harbour | ||||
Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport | |||||
Xiaogoukou | Binhai, Yancheng | ||||
Ximazhou Shipyard Island | |||||
Xinkaihe Harbour | |||||
Yangshan Deepwater Port | |||||
Zhanghe Airport | |||||
Zhewangzhen Port | Jiangsu | ||||
Zhuhai General Aviation Airport | |||||
Zuhai Jinwan Airport | |||||
Zuhai Jiuzhou Airport | |||||
(unnamed amusement park) | Amusement Park at Liuye Lake, Changde | ||||
Eko Atlantic | 25 | Created from the Atlantic Ocean via reclamation | |||
Banana Island, Lagos | An artificial island off the foreshore of Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria | ||||
Gracefield Island | Created via land reclamation from the Lagos Lagoon | ||||
Kashagan Field | Kazakhstan |
See
Nineteen artificial islands in the Gulf of Finland for fortresses.