Talk:List of artificial islands

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[edit] Redirect

well, actually Artificial island, but that redirects here.

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

[edit] Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal

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)

FYI: [2] [3]. — Instantnood 16:25, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
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)
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. — Instantnood 17:34, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
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)
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. — Instantnood 19:14, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
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)
To repeat: the definition of artificial island from the article on Wikpiedia is relevant here. — Instantnood 17:00, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
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)

[edit] Richfield Island

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)

[edit] Islands or not

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)

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)
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)
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)
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)

[edit] France

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)