The
Maldives is situated in the South West of Sri Lanka, on the equator. The numerous
coral reef islands, 1,190 in total, form an archipelago of 26 natural atolls
( groups of neighbouring coral islands). These 26 atolls are organised into
19 administrative atolls with the capital island of Male' established as an
entity of its own forming the twentieth division. Seen from air, the atolls
and the islands form breathtakingly beautiful patterns against the blue depths
of the Indian Ocean.The largest island of Maldives is Fuvammulah, which is a single island and single atoll located in the southern part of the Maldives known as Gnaviyani Atoll in the administrative division. In Addu Atoll the westernmost islands are connected by roads over the reef and the total length of the road is 12 km.
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