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land reclamation
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land reclamation

Conversion of derelict or otherwise unusable areas into productive land. For example, where industrial or agricultural activities, such as sand and gravel extraction or open-cast mining, have created large areas of derelict or waste ground, the companies involved are usually required to improve the land so that it can be used.



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An ambitious reclamation of land from the Arabian Gulf has resulted in the construction of The Palm Jumeirah, a man made island laid out in the shape of a gigantic palm tree that consists of an incredible development of homes, retail, leisure entertainment and the exclusive Atlantis The Palm Hotel.
However the reclamation of land north of Horsea Island and the building of the M275 motorway in the early 1970s, which passes over a bridge to the west
 
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