Updated: April 12, 2024

The gradual formation of the Earth has given us some impressive islands, which are home to some of humankind’s biggest cities and even countries. While humans can’t make islands as impressive as mother nature, we’ve certainly have made some very cool ones. These are 10 of the most amazing artificial islands from all around the globe.

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10. Notre Dame Island (Canada)
9. Wilhelmstein (Germany)
8. Treasure Island (USA)
7. Hulhumalé (Maldives)
6. THUMS Islands (USA)
5. The World (United Arab Emirates)
4. Amwaj Islands (Bahrain)
3. IJburg (Netherlands)
2. The Pearl-Qatar (Qatar)
1. Palm Jumeirah (United Arab Emirates)

Source/Further reading:

http://montrealvisitorsguide.com/notre-dame-island-ile-notre-dame/
http://unusualplaces.org/wilhelmstein-island/
https://books.google.ca/books?id=WQtKTMHJZSEC&lpg=PP1&dq=Treasure%20Island,%20San%20Francisco%20history&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=World’s Fair&f=false
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/san-francisco/12-things-to-do-on-treasure-island
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Radiation-worries-on-Treasure-Island-3794865.php
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/san-franciscos-second-downtown-is-a-nuclear-dump
https://youtu.be/sXBqY8kM6ns
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/maldives/hulhumale
http://www.lbbizjournal.com/single-post/2015/10/26/THUMS-Oil-Islands-Half-A-Century-Later-Still-Unique-Still-Iconic
http://articles.latimes.com/2006/sep/13/local/me-islands13
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28980951
http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/amwaj/
http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/local/about-amsterdam/neighbourhoods/ijburg
http://newatlas.com/go/8065/
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-30234-infrastructure-works-complete-at-the-pearl-qatar/
http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-11-23/the-real-story-behind-dubai-palm-islands
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/ISS-38_Hawaiian_Island_chain.jpg
http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/democratie/democratie_fr/media/images/contenu/ac/pieces/pleinecran/drapeau_expo67_usa.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Parc_Jean-Drapeau_Montr%C3%A9al.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Circuit_Gilles_Villeneuve_Hairpin.jpg/1280px-Circuit_Gilles_Villeneuve_Hairpin.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Wilhelmstein_island_Steinhuder_Meer_lake_Lower_Saxony_Germany.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Wilhelm_%28Schaumburg-Lippe%29.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Wilhelmstein_Steinhude.jpg
.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Wilhelmstein_Steinhuder_Meer_Eins.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Wfm_yerba_buena_treasure_islands_usgs.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5584/15098459996_cb2fc41075_b.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/US_Naval_Station_-_Treasure_Island_%283477324493%29.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3468/4042732079_7726b6ab34_b.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Abandoned_Building_on_Treasure_Island_San_Francisco_7105212589_o.jpg/1280px-Abandoned_Building_on_Treasure_Island_San_Francisco_7105212589_o.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Hulhumal%C3%A9%2C_Maldives_-_panoramio.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I2jL4WeL8A