Human beings can undertake big projects sometimes for the sake of their needs and sometimes for the sake of their pleasure. Sometimes nature lovers can develop interesting projects to make the world more beautiful.

Our topic today is about islands made by humans. Let's start.

Thilafushi

The first man-made island on our list smells pretty bad. No that's not my opinion, the island really stinks. Nearly a municipal dump, this man-made island was built in 1992 to solve Male's garbage problem, and it actually worked. So much so that this is a dump where more than 300 tons of garbage is emptied a day. Also, this isn't just a dump. In November 1997 the authorities began to lease parts of this land for industrial purposes such as boat building, cement packing, methane gas bottling. But all of these contribute to the pollution that Thilafushi produces. Used batteries and many other harmful substances are constantly entering the water, which is why the area is described by local ecologists as a poison bomb. In fact, an international awareness was created about the region with the BBC's depiction of the island as a place of apocalypse. Looks like this isn't one of the places you'd want to go on vacation.

Balboa Island

If you look at its name and think that Balboa Island is home to a troupe of unlucky boxers like in the movie Rocky, you'd be wrong. Located in Newport Beach, this place consists of 3 artificial islands, Balboa, Little Balboa, and Colins. One of the densest communities in Orange Country with approximately 3,000 residents, this island is a developed place with restaurants, shops, bakeries, a post office, fire station, and various other small businesses. When we look at the history of the island, we see that brothers James and Robert McFadden bought this land, which was originally a mudflat surrounded by swamps, and built a successful shipping wharf there. Due to some difficulties in this area, the McFadden brothers had to build a large wharf that would later become known as the Balboa Peninsula. Therefore, they sold their property. Thus, necessary arrangements were made for the development of the region and Balboa Island was born. Over the decades that followed, island owners had to contend with bad roads, rotten pavements, constant flooding, and sewage spilling directly into the bay. Today, this is a great place to live.

Artificial Islands of Uros

Despite its ancient appearance and modest size, the Uros Islands in Peru are probably one of the most fascinating islands on our list. In addition, these islands are as mysterious as they are fascinating. There are many legends that the people of Uros migrated from the Amazons in the pre-Columbian era because they could not find land due to the pressure of the local people. In fact, the purpose of these homeless people was to gather the reeds growing on the edge of the lake and make a floating island of their own, and they were successful. So much so that these people not only built a house of their own, but also ensured their safety by getting away from their terrible neighbors. The largest of these islands is the size of a football field and each consists of homes belonging to extended families. Today, the Uros Islands have become a place visited by tourists abundantly.

So, which candidate did you like the most?

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