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Maldives: Maldives Geography Profile 2012

2012/03/19

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Malaysia Geography Profile 2012

An Island country in the Indian Ocean southwest of India. It Consists of a chain of tiny coral islands in 19 atolls Nearly 1200, Extending north-south for about 550 miles (885 km). The total land area IS 115 square miles (298 km 2). The climate is hot and humid, tropical vegetation.

Location: 

Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India

Geographic coordinates: 

3 15 N, 73 00 E

Area comparative: 

about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries Total: 

0 km

Land boundaries Note: 

Climate: 

tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)

Terrain: 

flat, with white sandy beaches

Natural resources: 

fish

Natural hazards: 

tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise

Environment - current issues: 

depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching

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