What is Yas Island?
[[File:Yas_Marina_Circuit_+_Ferrari_World_-Abu_Dhabi.jpg|thumb|View of Yas Island]] '''Yas Island''' ({{lang-ar|جزيرة ياس}}) is an island in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yasisland.ae/en/maps--tools/maps--directions/|title=Yas island maps and directions|publisher=yasisland.ae|access-date=2013-11-12|archive-date=2013-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019053117/http://www.yasisland.ae/en/maps--tools/maps--directions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 240[[Kilometres per hour|kph]] (149[[Miles per hour|mph]]). Other popular attractions on the island are [[Yas Waterworld]], [[Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi]], and [[SeaWorld Abu Dhabi]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Geography of the United Arab Emirates]] [[Category:Islands of Asia]]