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The Palm Jumeirah is an archipelago of artificial islands on the Persian Gulf in Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is part of a larger series of developments called the Palm Islands, including Palm Jebel Ali and the Dubai Islands, which, when completed, will together increase Dubai's shoreline by a total of 520 kilometres (320 mi). [3]
Palm Islands, aerial view 2010 map of developments, including Palm Jebal Ali, Palm Jumeirah, Palm Deira, The World, The Universe (not shown here), and Dubai Waterfront.. The Palm Islands consist of three artificial archipelagos: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Islands (formerly known as Palm Deira or Deira Islands), and Palm Jebel Ali, [1] on the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
By early October 2007, 20% of the initial palm island's reclamation was complete, with a total of 200 million cubic metres (7.1 billion cubic feet) of sand already used. Then in early April 2008, Nakheel announced that more than a quarter of the total area of the Palm Deira had been reclaimed.
The Palm Islands (The Palm, Jumeirah, The Palm, Jebel Ali, and The Palm, Deira). The Palm Jebel Ali has had most of its land filled, but both the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira projects are on hold as of 2013. The World Islands, currently uninhabited. Bluewaters Island; Jumeirah Bay Island; Jumeirah Island 2; Pearl Jumeirah; Dubai Harbour ...
The same companies also created the Palm Jumeirah. Construction of the 300 islands began in 2003, before being halted due to the 2007–2008 financial crisis . [ 2 ] Though 60% of the islands were sold to private contractors in 2008, development on most of the project has not started. [ 3 ]
The study identified a total of 35 buildings in Miami Beach that have sunk by as much as three inches between 2016-2023. ... Broward and Palm Beach counties are sinking.
Nearly 70% of buildings are sinking in northern and central Sunny Isles Beach, according to the study. Around 23% of the structures in these locations were built in the past decade.
Here's what we know so far about the sinking and those who were on board. What happened?