Artificial islands

Read's Island, situated just outside the Ancholme sluice, is an artificial island. With the River Humber being a drain for the whole of Lincolnshire and parts of Yorkshire, and being very tidal, it was a simple task and a matter of waiting a few years for some strategically placed piles of bricks and concrete to start off this island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Read's Island"

The Republic of Minerva was one of the few modern attempts at creating a sovereign micronation on the reclaimed land of an artificial island. The architect was Las Vegas real estate millionaire and political activist Michael Oliver, who went on to be involved in other similar attempts in the following decade. Oliver formed a syndicate, the Ocean Life Research Foundation, which allegedly had some hundred million dollars for the project and had offices in New York and London. They anticipated a libertarian utopia of light industries, commercial activities and fishing as part of the economy of the new nation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Republic of Minerva"

The Republic of Rose Island ( Esperanto: Respubliko de la Insulo de la Rozoj) was a short-lived micronation located on a man-made platform in the Adriatic Sea, seven miles off the coast of Rimini, Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Republic of Rose Island"

Rokko Island ( Japanese: 六甲アイランド) The second artificial island in Kobe, Japan located in the southeast region of Kobe Port. The island is reclaimed land which was constructed between 1973 and 1992. It has a 3.4 km by 2 km rectangular shape, and covers 5.80 km². The Great Hanshin Earthquake left the island to be one of the hardest hit areas in Kobe. The island offers visitors a chance to view the future of container vessels. This island contains: hotels (The Kobe Sheraton), sports and conventions facilities, markets, a water amusement park, sea view apartment housings, the Kobe Fashion Museum, container yards, wharves, and port facilities. The Rokko Liner connects the island to JR Sumiyoshi station, stopping at several points along the way. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rokko Island"

Roughs Tower is a naval fort sunk on Rough Sands sandbar in the North Sea by the Royal Navy in the World War II era. HMS Fort Rough (its official name) was constructed in 1942 as one of the Maunsell Sea Forts. It comprised a floating pontoon base with a superstructure of two hollow towers joined by a deck upon which other structures could be added. It was towed to a position six statute miles (10 km) off the coast of Suffolk, England, at . The structure now visible above the waterline is the superstructure of the vessel. Electricity needs are met by several generators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Roughs Tower"

The Principality of Sealand is a micronation (a self-declared but unrecognised state-like entity) that claims as its territory Roughs Tower, a former Maunsell Sea Fort located in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England, at , as well as territorial waters in a twelve-nautical-mile radius. Sealand is occupied by the family and associates of Paddy Roy Bates. The population of the facility rarely exceeds five, and its inhabitable area is 550 m². ...more on Wikipedia about "Sealand"

A seastead is a floating platform which could be used to create a sovereign micronation. The term was used in a paper by Wayne Gramlich, and later a book by Wayne, Patri Friedman, and Andy House, which is available for free online. Their research aims to take a more realistic approach than most micronations, based on currently available technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Seastead"

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Spiral Island was a floating artificial island in a lagoon near Puerto Aventuras, on the East coast of Mexico south of Cancún. It was built by British expatriate Richie (or "Reishee") Sowa beginning in 1998; he filled nets with empty discarded plastic bottles to support a structure of plywood and bamboo, on which he poured sand and planted numerous plants, including mangroves. The island sported a two-story house, a solar oven, a self-composting toilet, and three beaches. He used some 250,000 bottles for the 66-by-54-foot structure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spiral Island"

Swinburne Island is the smaller of two artificial islands located in the Lower New York Bay (the other being Hoffman Island) that were used to quarantine immigrants to the U.S. that were found to have been carrying contagious diseases upon arrival at Ellis Island. The island is of artificial origin, and was originally called Dix Island, but was renamed in honor of Dr. John Swinburne ( May 30, 1820- April 4, 1889), a noted military surgeon during the American Civil War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Swinburne Island"

Tenochtitlan (pronounced ) or, alternatively, Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was the capital of the Aztec empire, which was built on an island in Lake Texcoco in what is now central Mexico. The city was largely destroyed in the 1520s by Spanish conquistadores. Mexico City was erected on top of the ruins and, over the ensuing centuries, most of Lake Texcoco has gradually been drained. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tenochtitlan"

Terminal Island is an artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California between Los Angeles Harbor and Long Beach Harbor. Originally a mudflat known to the Spanish as Isla Raza Du Buena Gente, and later called Rattlesnake Island, it has officially been Terminal Island since 1918. The west half the island is part of the city of Los Angeles, while the rest is part of the city of Long Beach. ...more on Wikipedia about "Terminal Island"

The World is an archipelago of artificial islands, shaped like the continents of the Earth, being constructed off the coast of Dubai. The project is inspired by the artificial Palm Islands also being built in Dubai. The World will consist of 250 to 300 smaller private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. The entire project is slated for completion in 2008. ...more on Wikipedia about "The World (archipelago)"

Treasure Island is an artificial island in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland. It is connected by a small isthmus to Yerba Buena Island, a naturally formed island. It was created in 1939 for the " Golden Gate International Exposition" by dredging up dirt from the bay. ...more on Wikipedia about "Treasure Island, California"

U Thant Island, or officially Belmont Island, is a tiny 100 x 200 foot (30 x 60 metre) artificial island in New York City's East River, just to the south of Roosevelt Island. It lies across from United Nations headquarters at 42nd Street, and is legally considered a part of the Borough of Manhattan and New York County. The islet is currently protected as a sanctuary for migrating birds, including a small colony of Double-crested Cormorant, and access is prohibited to the public. ...more on Wikipedia about "U Thant Island"

Uros refers to a group of about 40 floating islets located in Lake Titicaca off Puno, Peru as well as to the pre- Inca people who fashioned them. The Uros originally created these artificial islands to escape the Inca, who dominated the mainland at the time; today they are best known as a major tourist destination. ...more on Wikipedia about "Uros"

Whale Island is a small artificial island in Portsmouth Harbour, close by Portsea Island. It is currently a Royal Navy Base called HMS Excellent. A small bridge joins it to Portsea Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Whale Island, Hampshire"

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