Mobissimo

" Eighth Wonder of the World," come on people you could've come up with a better tag line for these things, there are about 40 Eighth Wonders already. These things that I am referring to are The Palm Islands, also known as The Palm Dubai and The Palms. These bad boys are the three largest man-made islands in the world and are being built on the coast of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) All three are being built in the shape of a date palm tree and consist of a trunk, a crown with fronds, and are surrounded by a crescent island that acts as a breakwater. The islands will support luxury hotels, freehold residential villas, unique water homes, shoreline apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities, health spas, cinemas and various diving sites. The island pictured here is the largest one being built and called The Palm Deira. It will cover 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) in length and 8.5 kilometers (5.3 miles) in width and have an area of 80 square kilometers (861 million square feet) and its expected completion date will be in the year 2015.