In the case of an artificial floating island which can be secured by means of an anchoring device (3) to prevent change of position and has at least one buoyancy body (1) which supports a planar load-bearing structure (2) covered at least partly with a cultivatable vegetation layer (4), a shape having a natural effect and bank zones falling away gently can be obtained by the planar load-bearing structure (2) being designed as a flexible wrap which overlaps the irregularly arranged buoyancy body or bodies (1) and on the margin of which the anchoring device (3) acts. <IMAGE>
