Maldives is a country of South Asia, situated in the
Indian Ocean, south-southwest of
India. It consists of approximately 1,190 coral islands. it has around 26 atolls, spread over more 90,000 square kilometers. That is why
it is one of the most disparate countries in the world. It comprises of live
coral reefs and sand bars. For those of you who have no idea what atolls are
imagine them as an island made of coral reefs and just in the middle it
comprises a water body. The atolls are situated atop a submarine ridge 960
kilometers long that rises abruptly from the depths of the Indian Ocean and
runs from north to south. Only near the southern end of this natural coral
barricade do two open passages permit safe ship navigation from one side of the
Indian Ocean to the other through the territorial waters of Maldives.
The largest island of Maldives is Gan, which belongs
to Laamu Atoll or Hahdhummathi Maldives. This island is large enough to have roads. In Addu Atoll the westernmost islands
are connected by roads over the reef and the total length of the road is 14 km.
Most atolls of the Maldives consist of a large,
ring-shaped coral reef supporting numerous small islands. Islands average only
one to two square kilometers in area, and lie between one and 1.5 meters above
mean sea level. The size of island varies over Maldives.
The Maldives has no hills, but some islands have
dunes which can reach 2.4 meters (7.9 feet) above sea level, like the NW coast
of Hithadhoo (Seenu Atoll) in Addu Atoll. Islands are too small to have rivers,
but small lakes and marshes can be found in some of them.
On average, each atoll has approximately 5 to 10
inhabited islands; the uninhabited islands of each atoll number approximately
20 to 60. Some atolls, however, consist of one large, isolated island
surrounded by a steep coral beach. The most notable example of this type of
atoll is the large island of Fuvahmulah situated in the Equatorial Channel.
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