A lake has emerged amid the sand dunes in the United Arab Emirates . The UAE is one of a handful of countries that have been trying to build an artificial island from sand. It attracts a wide variety of wildlife , delighting birdwatchers . In a remote corner of the United Arab Emirates , a blue lake shimmers amid the sand dunes . But desert ecologists consider the lake an environmental disaster .
A lake has emerged amid the sand dunes in the United Arab Emirates . The UAE is one of a handful of countries that have been trying to build an artificial island from sand. It attracts a wide variety of wildlife , delighting birdwatchers . But desert ecologists consider the lake an environmental disaster .