Palm Jumeirah in Dubai #
![Palm Jumeirah in Dubai Palm Jumeirah in Dubai](/attach/Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Indian_Ocean/Pictures/Factbook_Pictures/150xo/150xo.jpg)
Image courtesy of NASA., under PD
Advertised as "being visible from the Moon," the palm-shaped structure displays 17 huge fronds framed by an 11-km (7 mi) protective barrier. It is the first of three residential and commercial palm-shaped projects being undertaken in Dubai.