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Detailed explanation-1: -Muskan Anand. Option C [South Korea] :The UN announced world’s first-ever floating city named Oceanix City in April this year.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a turquoise lagoon in the Maldives, a foating city is beginning to take shape. Consisting of houses, restaurants, shops, a school and a hospital, the futuristic feat of architecture opened its first units over the summer and will house 20,000 people by the time it is completed in 2027.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vision is to create a place to live that adapts to rising sea levels off the coast of South Korea. Rose Dykins reports. New renderings of a futuristic sustainable floating city have been revealed by UN-Habitat, the Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea and blue tech design company Oceanix.

Detailed explanation-4: -As a pilot project of the United Nations, Busan plans to be the first city to adopt a “floating city” wherein some parts would be ready by 2025. The plans are afoot to make it a self-sustained city with its own water recycling plant and solar panels for its power generation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Venice is one of the most fascinating and genuinely beautiful towns in the world, appearing to be floating on water. The entire city, which boasts elegant bridges, quaint lanes, and fantastic shopping, is included as a UNESCO World Heritage site.