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 | | Each administrative atoll is marked, along with the thaana letter used to identify the atoll. |
 | | The largest atoll in both the Maldives and the whole world is Gaafu Alif which is just south of the one and a half degree channel. |
 | | The president (Maumoon Abdul Gayoom) appoints atoll chiefs to each atoll, who administers it as may be decreed and directed by the president. |
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