Atolls of the Maldives

392:(Malcolm Atoll in the Admiralty Chart) is the westernmost atoll in the Maldives. A large reef with lagoon, 27 kilometres (17 miles) long with and average breadth of 5 kilometres (3.1 miles). It has only one inhabited island, Makunudhoo and three other islands (namely Innafushi, Fenboahuraa and Dhipparufushi) and it lies 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) west of the NW part of the Miladhummadulhu group. It is said to have been unknown to non-Maldivians previous to the 1834-36 survey of the Maldives. According to the locals, many ships have been lost on its barren reefs with crew, cargo and all. These include the Persia Merchant (August, 1658), Hayston (July, 1891), George Reid (September, 1872) and many more. Owing to the violence of the surf and the perpendicular sides of the reef scarcely a vestige of the wreck remains after a few hours. The lagoon is quite deep but it is full of coral patches. 804:

islands in the centre of its lagoon, more than any other atoll of the Maldives. The 32-kilometre (20 mi) stretch between the channels of Kaadedhoo Kandu and Fiyoaree Kandu alone has 77 islands, only 5 being inhabited and many unnamed. The atoll's lagoon is open and very free from reef patches, although some precipitous shoals approach the surface. The lagoon bottom is covered with sand and has a maximum depth of 50 fathoms (91 m), being on average deeper than any other lagoon of the Maldive Atolls. It is a relatively isolated atoll with the 97-kilometre-wide (60 mi) Huvadhoo Kandu (

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intermediate between Maalhosmadulhu and North Malé atolls. Except for a small barrier reef in its southern end, it is shaped by a succession of large, separate oval reefs, like the large atolls in the North, with a clear rim of large faru to the east. In the interior the general soundings are 30 to 40 fathoms (55 to 73 m), with mud and sand. In places its lagoon contains small reef-patches, but it is generally dotted with many large coral reefs, some of which remain submerged even at low tide.

527:( 'Horsburgh Atoll' in the Admiralty Chart) is separated from South Maalhosmadulhu by a 10-kilometre-broad (6.2 mi) channel. This atoll is oval in shape and small, its greatest length being 15.5 kilometres (9.6 miles). It is composed of 7 islands, 3 of which are inhabited. The inner lagoon has a depth of 17 to 20 fathoms (31 to 37 m); it has a sandy bottom mixed with mud and clay. Unlike the lagoons of most small atolls of the Maldives, this lagoon is free from coral heads in its centre. 152: 144: 1938: 1219: 839:

little island in that area in ancient times. But long ago the channel connecting the lagoon with the ocean was closed by massive coral boulders. Thus the inside of the island is lower than its edges. In time the inner lagoon lost its saltiness and all that remains today are two small lakes, wetlands and marshy taro fields. Therefore, Fuvahmulah is a small Atoll that closed and filled in with silt, like Nukutavake in the Central Pacific.

47: 411:(also known as Kalhifushi), known as 'The Powell Islands' in the Admiralty Chart. The islands stand on a detached reef of their own with very deep waters (no sounding) between this reef and the northern end of the main Atoll. The length of this atoll is 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) with a width of 1 mile (1.6 kilometres). Today, of the two islands, only Alifushi is inhabited. 1289:). But even in these remote and strongly oceanic Southern Maldive atolls, knowledge about their neighboring island group is only vague and fragmentary. The Chagos group is a combination of different coralline structures. Unlike in the Maldives there is not a clearly discernible pattern of arrayed atolls, which makes the whole archipelago look somewhat chaotic. 896:). This place is the peak of a submarine mountain, and perhaps an atoll in the process of formation. This bank is very difficult to spot for at its shallowest point there is a depth of 6 fathoms (11 m). It looks like a paler blue patch surrounded by huge expanses of the deepest ocean. There, no island can be seen in the horizon for many dozens of miles. 1122:(Fuvah in the local language) is a major product of this atoll or island in vast quantities from ancient times. The original name of the island could have simply been Mulah, but was called Fuvahmulah (the Mulah (island) of the arecanut palms) to distinguish it from Boli Mulah - another important island in ancient Maldives. 1547:

Aware of the extent of this problem, Maldivian expert Mr. Ibrahim Luthfee wrote a book on Maldivian geography before he died. With this book, which is unfortunately available only in Divehi, the late Mr. Luthfee tried to clear a number of misconceptions that carelessly researched tourist publications

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The introduction of code-letter names has been a source of much puzzlement and misunderstandings, especially among foreigners. Many people have come to think that the code-letter of the administrative atoll is its new name and that it has replaced its geographical name. Under such circumstances it is

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is 51 kilometres (32 miles). The lagoon is comparatively open, although it is studded with numerous small coral patches or shoals which are awash at low tide. The general depth is from 32 to 42 fathoms (59 to 77 m) and it is mud-bottomed at the centre. South of the atoll lies the deep Veymandoo Kandu

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is 21 kilometres (13 miles) long and it is fringed by broad barrier reefs with large islands on its eastern and western sides. Its lagoon has no islands and is relatively open with few shoals in its centre, but having mazes of coral patches close to the NW and NE corners of its encircling reefs in 7

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by a 6-kilometre-wide (3.7 mi) channel. It is larger than its northern neighbor, with a length of 38 kilometres (24 miles). It is separated from its northern sister atoll by the narrow channel called the Dheburudheetheree Kandu. Its shape is slightly oval, with some barrier reefs that are quite

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The names of the natural atolls of the Maldives are the names given to them by the first settlers of the country or the names derived from these. The atolls are usually named after islands that belong to the atoll and perhaps those that were the first sites of settlements in each atoll, or the main

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was a small coral atoll whose southern end was open at a spot called Diyarehifaando and the inside of the island was a saltwater lagoon forming a natural harbour. There is a spot in the southern end known as a Kudhuheraivali (the forest of the small islet), which indicates that there was a separate

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is fringed by a well-defined and almost continuous rim-reef. The exterior islands, formed in general of coral boulders on their seaward side (futtaru) and sand on the reef’s inner face (etherevaru), are string along the east, south and SW sides of the atoll. There are over 230 islands with 30 sandy

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south of the channel Kudahuvadhoo Kandu. It is mostly rimmed by barrier reefs which are topped by islands or deep pools (vilu). There are many islands along its southern boundary. Owing to its typical atoll shape, it differs in no respect from atolls in the Pacific Ocean, save for its greater size.

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is 29 kilometres (18 miles) long. It forms a perfect semicircle on the east, but its western side is rather indented. There are not many islands on its fringes. In the interior of its lagoon there are four islands and several large farus, dry at low tide. The average depth of its lagoon is 25 to 35

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has only 10 islands even though it is quite large. The Atoll’s western “horn” is devo westernmost point of this atoll (Fussaru) are dangerous for local navigation. Many ships plying along the route between Malé and the Southern Atolls, have been lost in these treacherous reefs. The distance between

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The islands in the atolls of the Maldives rest on the shelf provided by the reefs. Many reefs have no islands at all, but all islands in the Maldives have an underlying coralline reef. Usually islands are flat and sandy. Often there is a rocky bottom made up of a coral rock conglomerate underneath

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is a very shut-in atoll with an open lagoon surrounded by barrier reefs which are remarkably straight and broad in its western fringe. It is separated from the other Maldive atolls by the channels Vattaru Kandu in the north, Kudahuvadhoo Kandu in the south and the Hatharu-Atholhu Medu Kandu in the

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also known as Rasdhukuramathi Atoll ('Ross Atoll' in the Admiralty Chart) is a small atoll with an almost round lagoon. It is located almost 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) from the NE point of Ari Atoll. The northern and western sides are one continuous barrier reef, and the eastern side is another. The

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Atoll or Gaafarufalhu is a small atoll at the eastern end of a large elliptical reef that has proved disastrous to many vessels with the wrecks of Aracan (1873), SS Seagull (1879), Clan Alpine (1879), Erlangen (1894), Crusader (1905) and Lady Cristine (1974). 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) long and 8.5

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is a smaller atoll with a well-defined barrier reef to the east, on which the NE monsoon (iruvai) breaks with violence. Its western side has farus and reef patches. There are about 52 islands, of which only 5 are inhabited. The lagoon is fairly open and its general depths are from 25 to 30 fathoms

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has many large farus on its western side. Its maximum length is 48 kilometres (30 miles). The inner lagoons (vilu) present an idyllic view. The depth of their waters is not more than a few meters, with perhaps a few coral heads awash. Its eastern fringe is a succession of separate, quite regular,

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is 71 kilometres (44 miles) in length from N to S, and 26 kilometres (16 miles) across at its broadest part. Its western fringe is composed of a series of round or oval reefs (farus) irregularly placed (a feature peculiar to all the larger Northern Atolls). The centre is heavily dotted with coral

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Except for the capital, Malé (pop. 90,000), the environment in most islands is dominated by practically the same small number of ingredients: trees of a few types, low houses with small yards, the waterside always close at hand and almost no dramatic variations in the landscape. The Maldives has

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Nowadays there are more accurate maps of the Maldives based on satellite surveys. However, Maldivian navigators still claim that Captain Moresby's charts provide a wealth of data that the modern maps do not give. At the time that they were drawn, the maps of the Maldives were deemed of such high

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is separated from North Malé Atoll by a deep channel (Vaadhu Kandu). Oblong in shape, this atoll is 35 kilometres (22 miles) in length. It contains 22 islands, all except for 5 are situated in its eastern fringes. Inside this atoll there are also many reefs and little coral patches which make

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is 48 kilometres (30 miles) long and contains 21 islands, which lie mostly on its SE quarter. The shoals inside the lagoon are generally smaller than in the Northern atolls. There are many coral patches and the depth of the water varies from 28 to 40 fathoms (51 to 73 m); sandy bottom.

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origin. The atolls of the Maldives form a quite regular chain and, especially in the northern and central atolls, an arrayed structure is apparent. There are broad and deep channels between some atolls. The origin of the word "atoll" itself is in the language of the Maldives. "Atoll" (from

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is the second westernmost atoll of the Maldives, only after Maamakunudhoo Atoll. It is oblong in shape, 89 kilometres (55 miles) in length by only 31 kilometres (19 miles) in breadth. It contains some 50 islands, generally small, which lie mainly along its eastern fringe. Its features are

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Huvadhu Atoll, located in the Maldives within the Indian Ocean, spans approximately 2,900 square kilometers (1,120 square miles) and encompasses around 255 islands within its confines. It holds the Guinness World Record for the atoll with the most number of islands in the World.

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were printed as three separate large maps by the Hydrographic Service of the Royal Navy. Although they contain a few errors, Moresby's charts were so good that they were favoured by Maldivian pilots navigating through the treacherous waters of their atolls until the 1990s.

771:( 'Haddummati' in the Admiralty Chart) is regular in shape and 48 kilometres (30 miles) in length. Excepting for the projection of the reef at its NE corner (Isdhū Muli), it closely resembles Kolhumadulhu. Its reefs are generally of little breadth, with no signs of 682:

is an egg-shaped reef or small atoll about 8.5 kilometres (5.3 miles) in length. It has only one small uninhabited bushy islet close to its only entrance in the south. The depth of its inner lagoon is between 12 and 20 fathoms (22 to 37 m) and its bottom is sandy.

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The atolls in Maldives are often separated from each other by vast expanses of the deepest ocean; but despite the great distances, the daily life of Maldivians in the individual inhabited islands shows very few differences all along the length of the atoll chain.

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is as much a separate atoll as Goidu or Rasdhu which are similar in structure and size. It is separated from Malé Atoll by a narrow but deep Gaafaru Kandu channel. Its lagoon has an average depth of 16 fathoms and has no coral patches or shoals in its centre.

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The list below are the names of the geographical or natural atolls and single islands of the Maldives archipelago, going from north to south, together with a brief description. Included in the description are the administrative divisions which they belong to.

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both points is 57 kilometres (35 miles). The inner lagoon is open with few reefs or shoals. Its general depth is of 40 fathoms (73 m); hard bottom of sand. The Atoll is also home the eastern most island and point of the Maldives.

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Island (where there is the place most crowded with small reefs and shoals in the whole Maldives), but its narrower northern end is quite clear of reefs. The general depths of the lagoon are from 23 to 27 fathoms (42 to 49 m).

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It has 25 islands lying all around the boundary reef. One long barrier reef forms the western side of the atoll. There are several coral patches in the lagoon and the general depth in the centre is 20 to 30 fathoms (35 to 55 m).

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straight in the eastern fringe. There are 21 islands, but only two or three are on its western side. The lagoon is comparatively open, with few, but relatively greater farus as well as a few small coral patches or shoals (

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The general depth of the centre of this part is 20 to 25 fathoms (37 m to 46 m) and the bottom is sandy. Along its western edges there are not many islands but more detached reefs with shallow lagoons (called

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is of irregular shape. It is 58 kilometres (36 miles) long and contains about 50 islands (including the capital Malé). There are also sandbanks, coral patches, innumerable farus and submerged shoals (called "haa" in

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The Laccadives are different in structure from the Maldives. The most conspicuous fact is the absence of large atolls and the low density of reef and island structures. Most reefs have only one island on them.

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There are other types of channel in the atolls. One is the channel into the atoll's lagoon and the other is the passage on top of the reef into the vilu. These are very important for Maldivian sailors.

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Some atolls are in the form of a number of islands by time and in the form of isolated reefs, which could be classified as smaller atoll formations. All land above the surface in the Maldives is of

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group is also naturally a part of Thiladhunmati Atoll, comprising the southern half of the atoll. The length of this part of the atoll is 81 kilometres (50 miles) and it contains 101 islands.

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worldwide. Hence, during the last couple of decades many guides and maps of the best diving spots have been published and some of them are very accurate and give a wide array of useful hints.

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exists today. Kaashidhoo is surrounded by deep waters and there is generally heavy surf all around. The Atoll has an oval-shaped lagoon (vilu) with a narrow fringing reef on its NW side.

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the island proper. Some islands are long and sandy while others have a rounder shape. The round islands often are lower in the centre, sometimes having a muddy or marshy spot.

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Medhuthila atoll is speculated to be a newly forming atoll of the Maldives between Haddhunmathi and Huvadhoo Atoll. There is currently not much research done about the atoll.

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Traditionally, Maldivians call the atolls ending in '-madulu' or '-mathi' by their name without adding the word "Atoll" at the end. For example, it is correct to write simply

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navigation difficult. The general depths of the lagoon are from 25 to 32 fathoms (46 to 59 m), sandy bottom. South of the atoll lies the deep Fulidhoo Kandu.

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undertook the laborious and difficult cartography of the Maldives, drawing the first accurate maritime charts of this complicated Indian Ocean atoll group.

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merely means 'between five islands'). It is 22 kilometres (14 miles) in length from east to west. It has 11 islands with the only inhabited island being

305:(Tiladummati in the Admiralty Charts) is the largest of the Maldives atolls and the world's largest atoll (not taking into account the mostly submerged 1987: 629:

is a solitary round-shaped atoll located in deep waters at the western entrance of the Kardiva Channel. Its reef is steep and it lacks a lagoon.

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Owing to the many beautiful diving grounds of the numerous atolls of the Maldives, this country has been marketed as a prime destination for

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to 10 fathoms (13 to 18 m) of water. The general depths vary from 20 to 25 fathoms (37 to 46 m), with mud and sand at the bottom.

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observed the formation of this phenomenon called "micro-atoll" by Porites corals in the Maldives. Its lagoon has few shoals but many large

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has a very irregular outline; it is surrounded by continuous barrier reefs, or by small patches with vilu separated by narrow passages.

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Administratively, Thiladhunmathi Atoll together with the Miladhunmadulu group are divided among four administrative divisions, namely

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The atolls of the Maldives are very complex structures and were formerly very dangerous for navigators. In 1834–1836, British captain

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7-kilometre-wide (4.3 mi) lagoon has soundings from 15 to 20 fathoms (27 to 37 m) and abounds in detached coral patches.

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about 200 inhabited islands. The typical population is about 300 inhabitants per island, distributed in about fifty households.

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This article is about the natural geographical atolls of the Maldives. For the administrative units also known as atollls, see

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It is a huge atoll stretching SSW for 76 kilometres (47 miles) and contains nearly forty islands generally of a fair size.

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have generalized even among Maldivians. Much of this article has been translated and adapted from his posthumous work.

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Malhosmadulhu Atoll seen from space. "Fasdutere" and Southern Malhosmadulhu can be seen very clearly in this picture

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are called 'atolls', but are not always consisting of an atoll proper, they should not be confused with a natural

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around 1117 A.D. He was the first king to rule over the whole of Maldives. His kingdom was referred to as being

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is the northernmost atoll in the Maldives,It is a small natural atoll 22 kilometres (14 miles) in length.

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fathoms (55 to 64 m). The atoll is separated from Ari Atoll by the channel known as Ariadhoo Kandu.

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Islands may disappear when the currents on the reef change. Maldivians call this phenomenon of erosion

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The Maldive atolls are part of the long submerged mountain range that extends from the Laccadives, or

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The Maldive Islands, An account of the physical features, History, Inhabitants, Productions and Trade

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Addu Atoll seen from space. Note the continuous reef fringing Addu from the west and southwest.

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In 2009 the 20 administrative divisions (that is, excluding Male') were grouped under seven

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island of each atoll. The etymology of the names of the atolls can be traced as follows.

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Atoll) is about 520 kilometres (320 miles), with nothing but deep ocean in between them.

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towards its southern half. The average depth is from 24 to 27 fathoms (44 to 49 m).

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The western boundary has fewer islands but more isolated reefs or micro-atolls (called

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trying to bypass the long atoll chains without harm. The most important ones were the

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The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom

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in the Admiralty Chart and Hani Kandu locally) and from the southern part of

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administrative division which also includes the northernmost portion of the

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The eastern and western rows of atolls that form Central Maldives end in

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oval reefs with some islands. The interior of the lagoon has also large

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which separates the islands of Maldives from those belonging to India.

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Ihavandhippolhu is bounded in the north by the broad channel known as

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Further south Haddhummati in the middle of the vast emptiness of the

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in the south. Northern Maldivians used to often visit Maliku,

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Geographic distribution of the Natural Atolls of the Maldives

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It is not clear where exactly Ihavandhippolhu Atoll,

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956:- after Faadhoo island. Traditionally the name was 858:marks the southern end of the Maldive archipelago. 71:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 1168:in honor of famous commanders and officers of the 286:Administratively, Ihavandhippolhu belongs to the 191:, while the atoll containing the most islands is 2810: 1694:. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī. Malé 1999. 1544:hard to know which is the correct name to use. 1048:, an important historic centre of the Maldives. 719: 241:quality that they were inspected personally by 703: 2325: 1817: 922:- after the island of Thiladhoo (now part of 486:by the narrow Geydhoshu Kandu (also known as 451: 171:1814 map of 'The Maldiva Islands' by Captain 1253: 1132:. The island of Addu was dredged off by the 564: 493: 395: 2339: 1524:were grouped in this early classification. 899: 605: 414: 211:) is now used in many languages worldwide. 2332: 2318: 1824: 1810: 1504:, Fasdūtherē Atoll, Vattaru Faru/Atholhu, 1292:However, one of the atolls of the Chagos, 585: 159:. The southernmost Atoll of the Maldives, 1769:Changes in the Topography of the Maldives 131:Learn how and when to remove this message 1534:Administrative Divisions of the Maldives 1303: 1217: 846: 815: 674: 418: 166: 150: 142: 32:Administrative divisions of the Maldives 1365:southern parts of Miladhunmadulhu Atoll 367:South Thiladhunmathi (Haa Dhaalu) Atoll 14: 2811: 1351:southern parts of Thiladhunmathi Atoll 467:Island on its SE corner just opposite 371:North Miladhunmadulu (Shaviyani) Atoll 363:North Thiladhunmathi (Haa Alifu) Atoll 288:North Thiladhunmathi (Haa Alifu) Atoll 2313: 1831: 1805: 1704:Kitab fi Athaari Meedoo el-Qadimiyyeh 1213: 1627: 950:on the eastern fringes of the atoll. 69:adding citations to reliable sources 40: 1692:Dhivehiraajjeyge Jōgrafīge Vanavaru 1527: 1281:Archipelago is known as Hollhavai ( 1112:itself means ‘the forbidden place’. 781: 155:Satellite Image of the Maldives by 24: 1998:Baa Atoll UNESCO biosphere reserve 1936: 936:) division to which the island of 545: 375:South Miladhunmadulu (Noonu) Atoll 264: 25: 2830: 789: 539:(better known as Lhaviyani Atoll) 297: 1320:- or 'all that lies between the 658: 380: 45: 916:in the south east of the atoll. 888:there is a small bank known as 761: 686: 632: 621: 530: 513: 56:needs additional citations for 36:List of islands of the Maldives 1732: 1709: 1697: 1685: 1667: 1654: 1621: 1605: 743: 725:Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi ( 281:Māmalē Kandu (or Maliku Kandu) 163:, is not visible on the image. 13: 1: 2588:Protected areas in Tamil Nadu 1796:The Formation of the Maldives 1754: 1739:Chagos Island Marine Reserve 1277:In the south of Maldives the 1148:that differ from their local 842: 824: 709:Nilandhe Atholhu Uthuruburi ( 490:) running from east to west. 488:Ge'aa'badhigedheytherey Kandu 484:Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll 473:Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll 255: 1068:- meaning atoll at the end ( 970:, now in the southern atoll. 720:Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi 644: 577:kilometres (5.3 miles) wide 501:Southern Maalhosmadulu Atoll 430:Northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll 7: 2642:Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1662:The Charting of the Red Sea 1379:South Maalhosmadulhu Atolls 1175: 1144:The few atoll names on the 1038:, the capital of the atoll. 704:Nilandhe Atholhu Uthuruburi 499:Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi ( 208: 10: 2835: 1923:2008 Multi-party democracy 1565:Dhekunu Boduthiladhunmathi 1512:as well as the islands of 1179: 452:Fasdhūetherē (Fasdhūtherē) 428:Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi ( 29: 27:Physical geographic entity 2711: 2660: 2634: 2601: 2525: 2509: 2473: 2348: 2276: 2172: 2165: 2105: 2096: 2019: 2010: 1956: 1947: 1934: 1843: 1561:Uthuru Boduthiladhunmathi 1254:Neighboring island groups 1136:in 1959 to construct the 565:Gahaafaru (Gaafaru) Atoll 494:Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi 403:consists of two islands, 401:Etthingili Alifushi Atoll 396:Etthingili Alifushi Atoll 183:are formed by 20 natural 2024:Administrative divisions 1928:2011–13 political crisis 1903:1988 coup d'état attempt 1898:1968 republic referendum 1893:1953 monarchy referendum 1888:1952 republic referendum 1628:Bell, H. 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