Maldives: Maldives Geography Profile 2012
2012/03/19
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.
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
3 15 N, 73 00 E
about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
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tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
flat, with white sandy beaches
fish
tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise
depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching
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
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