Federation Island
Encyclopedia
Federation Island is an artificial island
archipelago that will be located off the coast of Sochi
in the Black Sea
. The archipelago complex was designed by Erick van Egeraat
and will contain residences, hotels, cultural, leisure and recreational facilities and will be built in the shape of Russia
. The 6.2 billion$
project was announced at the International Investment Forum 2007 and was approved by president Vladimir Putin
. The project will be developed by M-Industries of St. Petersburg in co-operation with Dutch
engineering companies Witteveen & Bos and Van Oord
.
Artificial island
An artificial island or man-made island is an island or archipelago that has been constructed by people rather than formed by natural means...
archipelago that will be located off the coast of Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
in the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
. The archipelago complex was designed by Erick van Egeraat
Erick van Egeraat
Erick van Egeraat is a Dutch architect. He is based in Rotterdam but particularly active in Germany and Russia....
and will contain residences, hotels, cultural, leisure and recreational facilities and will be built in the shape of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The 6.2 billion$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
project was announced at the International Investment Forum 2007 and was approved by president Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
. The project will be developed by M-Industries of St. Petersburg in co-operation with Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
engineering companies Witteveen & Bos and Van Oord
Van Oord
Van Oord is a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation. Van Oord has undertaken many projects throughout the world, including land reclamation, dredging and beach nourishment.-History:...
.