A Floating City is a science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne (1828–1905). It was first published in 1871 under the title Une ville flottante. It tells of a woman who, on board the ship Great Eastern with her husband, finds that the man she loves is also on board. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Jules Verne. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. ...
Floating islands are generally found on marshlands, lakes, and similar wetland locations, and can be many hectares in size.
Floating artificial islands are generally made of bundled reeds, and the best known examples are those of the Uros people of Lake Titikaka, Peru, who build their villages upon what are in effect huge rafts of bundled totora reeds.
A "floating island" in fiction (sometimes called a "flying island"), is a fictitious landmass that flies above the surface of the earth (or in some cases through the depths of space), defying gravity.
The main industry of floatingcities in gas giants might be to extract Helium-3 or other useful materials from their atmospheres.
The idea of citiesfloating in gas giants was publicized by the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back in which a gas mine floats in the atmosphere of the planet Bespin.
Another notable example is the City of Stratos, in the Star Trek episode The Cloud Minders.
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