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fiogf49gjkf0d THE MALDIVES IS LOCATED 500KM (300 MILES) SOUTHWEST
OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF INDIA. THE MALDIVES IS MADE UP OF
A CHAIN OF NEARLY 1,190 SMALL CORAL ISLANDS AND SANDBANKS.
ONLY 200 OF THESE ISLANDS ARE INHABITED.
THE TOTAL LAND AND SEA AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 SQ.KM.
MOST OF THE ISLANDS ARE LOWLAND, WITH NONE RISING OVER 1.8M
ABOVE SEA LEVEL. EVERY ATOLL OF THE ARCHIPELAGO IS ENCLOSED
BY A CORAL REEF THAT HAS SEVERAL DEEP, NATURAL CHANNELS
SERVING AS ENTRY POINTS. LIKEWISE, A PROTECTIVE CORAL REEF,
AND IN ADDITION A SHALLOW LAGOON SURROUNDS EACH ISLAND.
'FARU' OR RING-SHAPED REEF STRUCTURES FORM THE ATOLLS AND
THESE REEFS PROVIDE NATURAL DEFENSE AGAINST WIND AND WAVE
ACTION, ON THESE DELICATE ISLANDS.
THERE ARE NO RIVERS, HILLS OR MOUNTAINS IN THE MALDIVES.
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