Land reclamation

This article is about land reclaimed from water bodies. For land reclaimed from deserts, see Desert greening. For improvements to disturbed land, see Land rehabilitation.
"Land fill" redirects here. For the disposal of waste material, see Landfill.
"Reclaimed" redirects here. For other uses, see Reclaim.
Reclaiming in Mounts Bay, Perth, Australia 1964
The former airport of Hong Kong (pictured) and the current airport of Hong Kong were built on reclaimed land.
The largest city square in the world, the Xinghai Square of Dalian, China, was created entirely through land reclamation.

Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground, reclaimed land, or land fill.