Federation Island

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Federation Island (rus: Остров "Федерация") is an artificial island archipelago that was projected to be located off the coast of Sochi, Russia, in the Black Sea.

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The archipelago complex was designed by Erick van Egeraat and will contain residences, hotels, cultural, leisure and recreational facilities and will be built in the shape of Russia. The $6.2 billion project was announced at the International Investment Forum 2007 and was approved by president Vladimir Putin. The project will be developed by M-Industries of St. Petersburg in co-operation with Dutch engineering companies Witteveen & Bos and Van Oord.[1]

The project was frozen in 2012.[2]

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