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The Chagos Archipelago (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ɡ ə s,-ɡ oʊ s /) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, [2] and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives archipelago.
Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean, South Asia, south-southwest of India. It has a total land size of 298 km 2 (115 sq mi) which makes it the smallest country in Asia . It consists of approximately 1,190 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls , spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers, making this one of the ...
The Maldives, [d] officially the Republic of Maldives, [e] and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India , about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland.
The southernmost Atoll of the Maldives, Addu Atoll, is not visible on the image. 1814 map of 'The Maldiva Islands' by Captain James Horsburgh. The Maldives are formed by 20 natural atolls , along with a few islands and isolated reefs today which form a pattern stretching from 7 degrees 10′ North to 0 degrees 45′ South.
Addu Atoll also possesses particularly rich whale and dolphin fauna. A great diversity of species has been found there. Addu Atoll is the only area in the Maldives that was not affected by the 1998 global coral bleaching. The south of the Maldives was spared from the "too warm" major ocean currents of .
Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited. The uninhabited island of Hulhidhoo as viewed from Thinadhoo Vaavu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives , comprising the natural atolls of Felidhu Atoll and the Vattaru Reef .
Indian subcontinent (off the coast of India, rising above the oceanic crust) Time zone: UTC+05; Extreme points of Maldives: High: unnamed location on Villingili 2.4 m (8 ft) – lowest high point of any country; Low: Indian Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: none; Coastline: Indian Ocean 644 km; Population of Maldives: 306,000 - 171st most populous ...
Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited. Gaafu Dhaalu (also known as Southern Huvadhu Atoll or Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi , ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި) is an administrative district of the Maldives formed by the southwestern section of Huvadhu Atoll .