The World Archipelago, Persian Gulf

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In order to expand the possibilities of coastal tourism development, Dubai began a large-scale project to build hundreds of individual islands along the Persian Gulf. Built on the sand dredged from the ocean floor, these islands are not eroded by breakwaters and form a recognizable shape that includes two large palm trees and even more ambitious world maps. The satellite image of the past decade records the creation of the island

This image of Advanced Space Thermal Radiation and Reflectance Radiometer (ASTER) from NASA's Terra satellite shows the development of the archipelago known as the "world". The above image shows the project on February 5, 2009. All continents are displayed ("Map" is leaning to the left). There are breakwaters around the archipelago and its role is obvious. In the surrounding area, especially in the northwest area, the water in the bay is wavy, so you can keep the artificial island away. The picture below shows the project on 13th November 2004, undergoing dredging and construction.

It seems that only one island making up the "world" has fully utilized the possibilities of an artificial tropical paradise. The island in the western part of Greenland is landscaped and seems to be a green spot of a sand covered neighbor.

NASA images were created by Jesse Allen using data provided by NASA / GSFC / METI / ERSDAC / JAROS and US / Japan ASTER Science Team. Rebecca Lindsey's title

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Straits of Holmes. The Strait of Hormuz is an important oil supply bottleneck and is the busiest tanker in the world. The Strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea and the Oman Bay. According to the US Department of Energy Information, "The Strait of Hormuz is the most important oil blockade point in the world," the daily oil flow rate per day in 2015 is about 17 million barrels, accounting for 30% of total maritime trade crude oil It is. Other liquids In 2016, the production through this important blockade increased to 18.5 million barrels per day. Most of these crude oil exports are directed to Asian markets, especially Japan, India, Korea and China.

It is estimated that two-thirds of the world's proven oil reserves are in the Persian Gulf. Despite its proximity, the Persian Gulf region was first declared the national interest of the United States during the Second World War. Oil is essential to the modern army and the United States has supplied the majority of oil to the Allies as the world's leading oil producer. Many US strategists are trying to establish a good relationship with Saudi Arabia as the war fears to reduce US oil supply to danger.