- Palm Trees Growing:
The Palm Island, Dubai, U.A.E. -

Artificial islands shaped like a palm tree are now being built as a resort. 3 big palm islands and other private small islands will be emerged in the Persian Gulf finally.

These palm islands are called "Palm Jebel Ali", "Palm Jumeirah" and "Palm Deira" respectively from the south. Among three islands, the biggest palm island, "Palm Deira", was not yet identified for the construction when this image was taken. (outside of the northwestern part of this image)

The small artificial islands marketed for private are called "The World", and consist of 250-300 small islands.

A series of each image taken in 2002, 2003 and 2004, shows how these artificial islands have been constructed. At first, "Palm Jumeirah" had been constructed, and then, "Palm Jebel Ali" and "The World" have been constructed in parallel.

"Palm Jumeirah" is connected to the mainland with the monorail. The Japanese trading company union has succeeded in getting the contract of this traffic system.