Talk:List of artificial islands

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well, actually Artificial island, but that redirects here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.192.191.12 (talk • contribs) 04:27, 25 October 2004 (UTC)[reply]

No it doesn't, not any more, anyway... -- ALoan (Talk) 23:33, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal[edit]

This entry was added, and I wonder if this is pulling things a little. Is [1] an island, or simply a large pier?--Huaiwei 16:07, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

FYI: [2] [3]. — Insta ntnood 16:25, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Both images dont make it clear if they are islands or not. If even a dock is counted, I will be adding the Singapore Cruise Centre next, a prospect which is going to raise eyebrows amongst other Singaporeans.--Huaiwei 17:14, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

What about this one? The berths and the immigration facilities are on the two islands off the coast, and the buildings are connected by the three bridges. The ferries can basically go under these bridges. — Insta ntnood 17:34, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I can see the "bridges" are elevated. By question is whether the two piers themselves are simply anchored to the seabed via pillings or any other form of anchorage, or are they sitting on reclaimed land? These pictures simply are not showing it.--Huaiwei 17:45, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can recall, they're land instead of pillings or anchorage. No matter what, the definition of artificial island from the article on Wikpiedia is perhaps relevant here. — Insta ntnood 19:14, 29 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

If I have to remind. Verify your statements. Wikipedia is not a reflection of assumed fact. If this remains unverified, the entry will be removed.--Huaiwei 16:53, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

To repeat: the definition of artificial island from the article on Wikpiedia is relevant here. — Insta ntnood 17:00, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Does the definition in artificial island say that a building suspended in water on piles or some other anchor other than earth is an artificial island?--Huaiwei 17:57, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Richfield Island[edit]

California: There is an artificial island near the seacoast between Carpinteria and Ventura. IIt was constructed for oil drilling. I believe that it is called 'Richfield Island'. LorenzoB 22:20, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

@LorenzoB: Sounds like you're thinking of Rincon Island (California), which reportedly has a "Richfield Pier". It's on the list. -- Beland (talk) 01:56, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Islands or not[edit]

Several entries were taken out in Huaiwei's recent edit. The entries he has taken out include:

Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre new wing
Ting Kau Bridge central tower
Tsing Ma Bridge west tower
unnamed artificial islands to the south of the two piers of Kwai Tsing Bridge

I suppose wider input is needed to decide whether to remove these entries. Qaka 10:53, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hong Kong International Airport is built on land which expands on two existing islands. The mounds of earth around the other entries are there specifically to facilitate support for their respective structures, and can hardly be consdiered islands. Even if they are so, how significant are they to appear in this list? Are we going to start listing every mound of earth arificially created for no purpose than to support a single structure?--Huaiwei 12:50, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre is not built on any existing islet. It is neither standing on a "mound of earth". The two artificial islets to the south of the columns of Kwai Tsing Bridge are not "mounds of earth" "to facilitate support for their respective structures". If the HKIA is not qualified, in what way are the Ellis Island and the Jurong Island qualified? By how many times are they expanded? Qaka 13:07, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it usual for suspension bridges and cable-stayed bridges to have their towers standing on artificial islands, as the Tsing Ma and Ting Kau bridges do? Qaka 13:22, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre is not built on a mound of earth, than I suppose no island exists. Mounds of earth meant to suppost the foundations of bridge towers are just that...they arent "artificial islands" per se, and even if they are, mind telling us what their names are, and if they have enough significance to appear in this list? Lastly, you are most welcome to remove other contentious entries. Jurong Island is not an artificial island in my book, and is not added by me, but your altar-ego seems to promote it to his last breath, as you do now, obviously. Time to sound the alarm bells!--Huaiwei 14:34, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

France[edit]

There is no entry for France, even though I remember they have a small stone sea fort, which was built artifically in the 1700s in an area where the sea is only about 10 meters deep. Nowadays they use the former fortress as a studio for shooting adventure TV shows. 91.83.1.235 (talk) 19:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

@91.83.1.235: Remarkably, from that description I managed to find Fort Boyard (fortification) and added it to the list. Thanks for the tip! -- Beland (talk) 01:53, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rearrange[edit]

This page needs a rearrange, Netherlands mentioned 2 times, Idea : remove Europe and just sort alphabetically --MJKubba|talk|contributions 10:03, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This has since been done. -- Beland (talk) 01:48, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Notability criteria[edit]

I added Challis Island to the list and was thinking about starting a page. Then I read the guidelines regarding [notability of geographic features] and I'm not sure this island is notable enough. I'd like to hear a second opinion. If the island is not worthy of a page by itself, then should it also be removed from this list altogether? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Corntrooper (talk • contribs) 11:34, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Corntrooper: Based on the amount of information available and its quirkiness, I'd say that yes, this is a notable island that could use its own article. -- Beland (talk) 01:30, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Land surrounded by water including man-made canals[edit]

Should be have such a list? We could have Peloponnese separated by Corinth Canal, and maybe include south Sweden, separated by Göta Canal and France+Spain+Portugal, separated by Rhone–Rhine Canal.--BIL (talk) 20:44, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why not, for completeness! Islands created by adding water should definitely be kept separate from islands created by adding land; the former are often not considered islands. I have started the section "Land disconnected by artificial canals". -- Beland (talk) 08:07, 18 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Beland: What about Barro Colorado Island, a hilltop in an artificial lake? Meanwhile distinction may have to be drawn between canals with no locks which allow free flow between two bodies of water (like the Corinth), and canals with locks at different levels (e.g. the case of Göta or Rhône–Rhine mentioned above). Not too sure whether Södertörn (by the Södertälje Canal) should be counted as such a case. 116.92.226.246 (talk) 14:38, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

South Korea[edit]

South Korea has one major artificial island,the Sevit Islands, among other minor islands such as Seorae and Banpo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.241.78.242 (talk) 01:03, 24 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@211.241.78.242: Added as "Sebitseom (Sebit islets)" and "Banpo Seorae Island (Seoraeseom)". Thanks for the tip! -- Beland (talk) 02:08, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

London Gateway[edit]

@1muntasir: I couldn't find any source (in an admittedly quick web search) that verifies that London Gateway is an artificial island. (It was added in this edit.) It doesn't look like an island on Google Maps, and that article doesn't say it's an island. I've removed it from this list for now, but if you happen to remember where you learned that it's an artificial island, we can re-add it with a citation. Thanks! -- Beland (talk) 01:47, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Peninsulas[edit]

Should artificial peninsulas, like Dubai's La Mer or the US' Spiral Jetty count? Should it be a different page? AAEexecutive (talk) 20:34, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sticky headers not working?[edit]

I tried various devices, but the headers are not "sticky" as intended. George Ho (talk) 04:27, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm... It works only when I enable this wiki's gadget. --George Ho (talk) 15:10, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]