palm tree-shaped island

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• Lord Howe Island — Infobox Islands name = Lord Howe Island image caption = Unofficial but regularly flown flag of Lord Howe Island locator native name = native name link = location = Lord Howe Island Group coordinates= coord|31|33|S|159|05|E| archipelago = total… …   Wikipedia

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• Notable Civil Engineering Projects — ▪ 2001 Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2000)   Name Location   Year of completion Notes Airports Terminal area (sq m)   Inchon International Inchon, South Korea (near Seoul) 369,000 2001 Landfill between islands; may be… …   Universalium

• Notable Civil Engineering Projects 2 — ▪ Table Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2006) Name Location Year of completion Notes Airports Terminal area (sq m) Beijing Capital (new Terminal 3) northeast of Beijing 904,000 2007 To be the world s largest airport… …   Universalium