Yas Island
Yas Island (Arabic: جزيرة ياس) is an island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1] Development started in 2006, to transform it into a tourist attraction, mainly focussed on motorsport.
The Yas Marina Circuit is a large part of Yas Island, which has hosted the Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2009, as the last race in the calendar. In 2010 Ferrari World was opened next to the circuit, which contains Formula Rossa, the world's fastest roller coaster which has a top speed of 240kph (149mph).
Other popular attractions on the island are Yas Waterworld, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi, and SeaWorld Abu Dhabi.
Yas Island Media
Formula Rossa, the world's fastest rollercoaster in Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Yas Marina Circuit as seen from space.
Part of Yas Links with Yas beach in the background
The crowd at Bocelli's Concert in du Arena, Abu Dhabi in 2013
The outline architecture of the W Abu Dhabi, a five star hotel located on the Yas Marina and the first hotel in world to be built over an F1 race circuit
References
- ↑ "Yas island maps and directions". yasisland.ae. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-11-12.