10 Island Cities around the World

Island Cities around the World

Earlier I wrote about the final Robinson Crusoe experience of several destroyed islands around the world in a couple of weeks. The islands listed in this post were also devastated once they were settled. but The urbanized built-up area is eventually made over the entire island, forming the island city.

1. Venice

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For its world-famous canals, Venice is an archipelago of 117 islands that are connected by 455 bridges. In the old center, canals work roads, and almost every form of transport is water or foot.

The island city is slowly taking over, however, and between the high waves of autumn and winter. Piazza San Marco, the lowest area of ​​the island, was completely flooded. For the past 1000 years, but it has been sinking by about 7 centimeters (2.8 inches) every century. If recent reports have only said so in the last century. so The city of Venice has dropped by about 24 centimeters (9.4 inches). These sea levels may have more to do with rising. Venice in its own foundation than in the Adriatic. A proposed solution to lift the city above sea level by pumping water into the soil below the island city.

2. Manhattan

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Manhattan is one of New York’s five boroughs and is what people think most of the time when they picture New York City. Manhattan is actually a city island and includes most of the best-known attractions in New York. The word “Manhattan” comes from Lenape who lived in the area before the Europeans. And translated as “island of many hills”. In 1625 the Dutch built a fort on the island of Manhattan which marked the birth of New York City. Today Manhattan is one of the most densely populated island cities in the world. Or 59.47 sq. Km. (22.96 square miles) has a 2008 population of 1,634,795 people living in a land area.

3. Malé

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Malé is the capital and most populous city in the Maldives. 100,000 people are crammed on the small island. Since there is no surrounding area, all the infrastructure is located in the city itself. Water is supplied from desalinated groundwater while constructing the city using electric power diesel generators. The solid waste is transported to nearby islands, where it is used to fill lagoons. The nearby large airport island was built this way.

4. Flores

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The flower is located on Lake Peten Itza and is connected to a pooled land. The twin cities, on the other hand, Santa Elena and San Benito lie. He was here on Flower Island, against the Spanish rulers of the last independent Maya state. When their city, Noh Peten (literally “City Island”) was finally attacked by Spanish boats, Destroyed in 1697.

For many tourists, the main reason for visiting the flower is its neighboring Tikal famous Maya relics. But the island city itself is a great destination, full of colonial, red-roofed buildings. A historic church on a narrow paved street, and many hotels and restaurants. Most will find that this island city is more than just a take-off point, but a memorable attraction in itself.

5. Nesebar

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Often referred to as the “Pearl of the Black Sea”, Nesebar is a rich island city with more than three thousand descriptions of constantly changing history. The ancient part of the city is located on the island of Connecticut. By a narrow man-made bridge, and it gives evidence of various industries. Its existence is of course in different cultures. Nesebar is sometimes said to be the highest city per capita church. And formerly represent the orthodox rich architectural heritage.

6. Trogir

Trogir old town panorama with Kamerlengo Castle in front.

Located close to the city of Split, Trogir is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe. The town of Bali is littered with small medieval streets. Revealed hidden restaurants and eye-catching galleries. Snake around town, culminating in a charming port full of promenade sailboats. A pleasing blend of Roman-era European sculpture or architecture and Gothic architecture. Trogir leads to St. Lawrence, a spectacular one-day cathedral in the town hall, and a medieval castle.

7. Mexcaltitan

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Mexcaltitán Mexico is a small man-made island town off the Pacific coast. The city is swampy, it sits low on the surrounding thorny-lined channels. And in the rainy season from June to October, the water flooded the roads, and everyone rows in places in boats. Some experts believe that Mexcaltitán may actually be the ancestral homeland of the legendary Azul Birth, the Aztec people. Today most shrimp is a shrimping city, spread out to dry on any available surface throughout the city.

8. Isola dei Pescatori

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Isola dei Pescatori (fisherman’s island) is the northernmost of the three main Borromean Islands of Lago Maggiore. With a population of 50, it is the only island to live in all year round. Walking along its spine joins the cobbled alleys to the promenade which encircles the island on a narrow road. The promenade is frequently filled and houses built against it are allowed. If the traditional business of fishing still exists. Tourism has made islanders the most important source of income.

9. Santa Cruz del Islote

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Located off the Caribbean coast of Colombia, Santa Cruz, Del Islote is unofficially the most crowded island in the world. It has some 90 homes and a population of about 1200 people sleeping on an island of about 1 hectare. Islanders have no place to bury their dead on a nearby island. Santa Cruz is the only public square about half the size of a tennis court because they play football in neighboring Mucura.

10. Lindau

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The historic city of Lindau is located near the Austrian meeting point. The German-Swiss border in the eastern part of Lake Se (Bodensee). The city is connected by bridges and railways and has about 3000 inhabitants. The island city full of medieval and wooden framed brick buildings is quite a popular tourist attraction.

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