Location & Surroundings
The World is an artificial island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The nearest larger town is Umm Suqaym, 8 km to the southeast. The national capital Abu Dhabi is about 115 km to the southwest. The nearest airport is Dubai International Airport, 20 km away.
Also known as: جزر العالم · 世界群島 · Dünya Yapay Takımadaları · La Mondo · جهان · העולם
Overview
The World is artificial archipelago of various small islands.
It is located in Emirate of Dubai, world, United Arab Emirates.
It covers about 55 square kilometre.
Also known as: World Islands
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Basic Data
- Country United Arab Emirates
- Located in Emirate of Dubai
- Area 55 square kilometre
- Type artificial island (ISLF)
- an island created by landfill or diking and filling in a wetland, bay, or lagoon
Geography
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Coordinates
25° 13' 20" N, 55° 10' 19" E
- Elevation DEM: -9999 m
- Timezone Asia/Dubai
- Time Shift GMT 4 (DST 4)
Statistics & Country
- Pop. Density 0 p/km²
- Built-up 0.1%
- Settlement Water
- Currency Dirham (AED)
- Phone Prefix +971
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 15:16
- Sunrise 06:10
- Sunset 18:07
- Day length 11 h 58 min
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Weather in The World
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for The World, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 29.7 C with mostly clear skies and a 2.6 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: 29.3 to 34.1 C, max wind 7.9 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 766 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 29.7 | 2.6 | 106 | 70 | 1,008.6 | - / 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 34.1 | 5.7 | 163 | 40 | 1,011.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 221.8 | n/a |
| 12h | 33.0 | 7.4 | 16 | 61 | 1,008.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 765.7 | n/a |
| 18h | 30.7 | 7.9 | 83 | 69 | 1,011.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 59.7 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 29.3 | 6.1 | 100 | 73 | 1,011.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 33.1 | 3.4 | 165 | 49 | 1,015.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 220.0 | n/a |
| 36h | 33.0 | 6.4 | 353 | 59 | 1,012.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 749.0 | n/a |
| 42h | 31.5 | 5.8 | 63 | 66 | 1,013.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 57.6 | n/a |
| Saturday | 29.9 | 5.4 | 90 | 61 | 1,013.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 32.2 | 6.5 | 198 | 48 | 1,015.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 218.5 | n/a |
| 60h | 32.5 | 5.9 | 307 | 56 | 1,012.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 748.2 | n/a |
| 66h | 31.4 | 1.3 | 8 | 61 | 1,013.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 56.9 | n/a |
| Sunday | 30.7 | 1.9 | 210 | 63 | 1,012.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Commons category The World (archipelago)