Palm Islands

The Palm Islands (Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali, and Palm Deira) are the largest artificial islands in the world and are being constructed by Nakheel, a Dubai-based property developer. All of the islands are being built in the shape of a palm tree, with a central trunk and a crown with fronds. They are protected from the open sea by a crescent island that acts as a breakwater.

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Feb 2008 - Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC) and Dubai property developer Nakheel have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop four theme parks on the Palm Jebel Ali. Under the terms of the agreement Nakheel will provide the capital to develop the project while BEC will operate the parks.
The four parks will be SeaWorld Dubai, Aquatica, Busch Gardens, and Discovery Cove and will operate under Busch’s World of Discovery banner. The first phase of the project is expected to open in 2012.

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Yet another fact about the Palm Islands! When complete they will add over 1,500 km of shoreline to Dubai. Remarkable when you consider that Dubai's original shoreline measured less than 70 km.

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Land reclamation work on the Palm Jebel Ali is now 95% complete.

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The Palm Deira sales centre will open in early 2008.

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Both the Palm Deira and Palm Jebil Ali are expected to have populations of around 1 million people. They will have around 180 hotels between them.

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The Palm Deira will measure 12.5 km by 7.5 km. It will be 7 times bigger than the Palm Jumeirah. Reclamation work is expected to be complete by 2013.