Palm-a-forming the ocean

Thomas sez, "On the shores of the United Arab Emirates, arguably one of the coolest (and certainly one of the largest) engineering projects in the world is taking place. 100,000,000 cubic metres of sand and rock is being formed into two huge, palm-shaped islands, each with about sixty kilometres of beach and big enough to be seen from space. Designed as a luxury city for Dubai's (and the world's) very wealthy, it sounds like something out of a science fiction novel: but it's real. Amazing what a few billions in oil fortunes will let you play around with."

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(Thanks, Thomas!)