It's built on an artificial island 280m offshore from the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, to which it is linked by a causeway.
It was built offshore into a sand bed at a depth of 11 m below mean sea level.
It was unique in having the antennas built over a lagoon 1 km offshore.
Some lighthouses are placed onshore overlooking the water, while some are built offshore on reefs or patches of rocks.
This compares with a total 653 MW built offshore in 2010.
An experimental wave power device is to be built offshore of the Dounreay nuclear site in Scotland.
Built offshore in 1849 it was demolished and replaced with a skeletal tower in the mid 20th century.
Initially the plan was to relocate the entire airport (runway as well as terminal facilities) onto an artificial island to be built offshore.
Now she was dismayed to see a new development: there was a tower being built from ivory just offshore.
The nearby castle of Kızkalesi Ghorgos was built on an island offshore in the 12th century.