2:棕榈岛:棕榈叶形的人工岛
Palm Islands: palm-shaped man-made island

The Palm Islands in Dubai are the three largest artificial islands in the world. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in the United Arab Emirates, who hired the Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord, one of the world's specialists in land reclamation. The islands are The Palm Jumeirah, The Palm Jebel Ali and The Palm Deira. The Islands are located off the coast of The United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf and will add 520 km of beaches to the city of Dubai.
迪拜的棕榈群岛,是世界上三大人工岛之一。它们是由阿拉伯联合酋长国的一家名叫Nakheel Properties的开发商建设的,工程聘请了世界上最专业的人工复垦公司之一,荷兰的疏浚和海洋施工公司Van Oord进行施工。整个群岛包括了The Palm Jumeirah, The Palm Jebel Ali和The Palm Deira三座岛屿,它们位于阿联酋在波斯湾的海面上,将会给迪拜市增加520公里长的海岸线。

The first two islands will comprise approximately 100 million cubic meters of rock and sand. Palm Deira will be composed of approximately 1 billion cubic meters of rock and sand. All materials will be quarried in the UAE. Between the three islands there will be over 100 luxury hotels, exclusive residential beach side villas and apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities and health spas. The creation of The Palm Jumeirah began in June 2001. Shortly after, The Palm Jebel Ali was announced and reclamation work began. In 2004, The Palm Deira, which will be almost as large in size as Paris, was announced. Palm Jumeirah is currently open for development. Construction will be completed over the next 10-15 years.
前两座岛将会由大约一亿立方米的石头和砂建成,而Palm Deira的工程量会是前两座岛的十倍。所有的建筑材料都将采自阿联酋本国。在这个群岛之上以及岛屿之间,将会建起100座奢华的酒店、独栋的沙滩别墅和公寓、游艇码头、水上主题公园、饭店、购物中心、体育设施和健身SPA。Palm Jumeirah的建设,在2001年6月就已经开始了。之后不久,Palm Jebel Ali也宣布破土动工。据称,到2004年,Palm Deira的面积将会和巴黎一样大。现在,Palm Jumeirah正在开放开发。棕榈岛的全部建设将会在未来10-15年内完成。
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