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Maldives Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/maldives/maldives_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India Geographic coordinates 3 15 N, 73 00 E Map references Asia Area
Area - comparative about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries 0 km Coastline 644 km Maritime claims
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Climate tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August) Terrain flat, with white sandy beaches Elevation extremes
Natural resources fish Land use
Irrigated land NA sq km Natural hazards low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea level rise Environment - current issues depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean
NOTE: The information regarding Maldives on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Maldives Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Maldives Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |