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Ocean flower island is set to open in late 2020

Ocean flower island is set to open in late 2020. Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features Ocean Flower Island in Yangpu Bay, which is one of the world’s largest artificial islands.

By 2014, the main flower-shaped island had started to take shape. Earlier this year, it was embellished with two connected islands shaped like leaves.

Located near Hainan, China’s southernmost province, the island has a number of of parks, residential towers, and museums. Ocean flower island is set to open in late 2020

The natural-color image was captured on May 6, 2020 by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8.

Ocean Flower Island, or Sea Flower Island, is an under-construction, artificial archipelago located off the north coast of Danzhou, Hainan, China, west of the Yangpu Peninsula. The project, being built by the Evergrande Group, will consist of three independent islets with a total area of 381 hectares (940 acres).

The project has received an investment of 160 billion RMB (US$24 billion) and is scheduled for completion in 2020. They intend to create:Ocean Flower Island ( Chinese: 中国海花岛 ), or Sea Flower Island, is an under-construction, artificial archipelago located off the north coast of Danzhou, Hainan, China, west of the Yangpu Peninsula. The project, being built by the Evergrande Group, will consist of three independent islets with a total area of 381 hectares..

Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

By Chrissy Sexton, Earth.com Staff Writer

 

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