[:ja]ハッザ・アル=マンスーリー宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した中東ドバイのザ・ワールドアイランズです。
ドバイ首長ムハンマド・ビン＝ラーシド・アール＝マクトゥームの発案（2003年5月）で始まりました。島の面積は、14,000~42,000m2まで様々で、島と島との間は100メートルです。これらの島への交通手段はヘリコプター、水上オートバイ、ボートしかありません。島群は地球の陸地を表し、上空から見ると世界地図を模しています。2008年の金融危機で開発が滞りましたが、最近復活しつつあると報道されています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Hazzaa Ali Almansoori’s Tweet
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.877: The World, Dubai🇦🇪
Astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori captured from ISS Dubai, UAE.
The World or The World Islands, is an artificial archipelago of various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a world map, located in the waters of the Persian Gulf, 4.0km off the coast of Dubai. The World islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai’s shallow coastal waters, and are one of several artificial island developments. Construction of the 300 islands began in 2003, only to halt due to the 2008 financial crisis. In January 2014, Kleindienst Group announced the launch of “The Heart of Europe” project, and today, it is reported that the project is slowly coming back.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Hazzaa Ali Almansoori’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.877: The World, Dubai🇦🇪
Astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori captured from ISS Dubai, UAE.
The World or The World Islands, is an artificial archipelago of various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a world map, located in the waters of the Persian Gulf, 4.0km off the coast of Dubai. The World islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai’s shallow coastal waters, and are one of several artificial island developments. Construction of the 300 islands began in 2003, only to halt due to the 2008 financial crisis. In January 2014, Kleindienst Group announced the launch of “The Heart of Europe” project, and today, it is reported that the project is slowly coming back.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Hazzaa Ali Almansoori’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]