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Fictional floating islands, ranging from cities and islands that float on water to ones that float in the atmosphere of a planet by purported scientific technologies or by magical means. While very large floating structures have been constructed or proposed in real life, aerial cities and islands remain in the realm of fiction.
A category for floating islands, both natural and artificial, including fictional floating islands. Fictional islands that float in the sky, such as floating cities , should not be added here Subcategories
The flying island of Laputa from Gulliver's Travels. (Illustrated 1795.) In science fiction and fantasy, floating cities and islands are a common trope, ranging from cities and islands that float on water to ones that float in the atmosphere of a planet by purported scientific technologies or by magical means.
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See also References A The Abarat: 25 islands in an archipelago, one for each hour and one for all the hours, from the series The Books of Abarat by Clive Barker Absolom: a prison island in the movie Escape from Absolom Acidophilus: an island in Greece appearing in the adventure game Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" Aepyornis Island: an atoll near Madagascar, in H. G. Wells' story by that name Al Amarja ...
Destin – The World's Luckiest Fishing Village [18] Eustis – The City of Bright Tomorrows [19] Fernandina Beach – Shark's Tooth Capital of the World [20] Fort Lauderdale – Venice of America [21] Fort Myers – The City of Palms [22] Fort Pierce – The Sunshine City [23] Fort Walton Beach. Billfish Capital of the World [24] Emerald Coast ...
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Destin is named after Leonard Destin, a New London, Connecticut fishing captain who settled in the area between 1845 and 1850. [7] [8] [9] He built a New England colonial home at the location of the Moreno Point military reservation. [10] Captain Destin and his descendants fished the area for decades. [6]