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	Atolls of the Maldives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Each administrative atoll is marked, along with the thaana letter used to identify the atoll.
		The president (Maumoon Abdul Gayoom) appoints atoll chiefs to each atoll, who administers it as may be decreed and directed by the president.
		The administrative head of the island is the Island Chief (Katheeb), appointed by the Ministry of Atolls Administration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atolls_of_the_Maldives (238 words)

	La Cardinala
		It is comprised of three geographical atolls: Ari Atoll, one of the largest atolls in the Maldives, measuring 80 kilometres in length and 30 in width; Rasdhoo Atoll and the tiny Thoddoo Atoll.
		To the south of the large Alifu Atoll is Faafu Atoll measuring 27 kilometres in width and 30 kilometres in length.
		It is one of two atolls of the Maldives that lie on the south of the equator.
	www.lacardinala.com /itineraries/chagos/chagos_1.htm (604 words)

	Maldives - Hello Maldives - Bits-n-Pieces
		Isdhoo is an island situated in Laamu Atoll (446.13 sq.mi.) located in the south of the central chain of islands.
		Lying south of Laamu Atoll across the One and Half Degree Channel is Huvadhu Atoll (6,486 sq.mi.), the largest true atoll formation in the world with a lagoon area spanning 864.6 sq.miles.
		Meedhoo, an island located in the southernmost atoll of Seenu (84 sq.mi.), which is one of the rarest naturally protected atolls in the Maldivian archipelago, is where important personages have been entombed in the Koaganu cemetery.
	hello-maldives.com /bitsnpcs.htm (663 words)

	Maps of Maldives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Maldives are a chain of 26 natural coral atolls extending 860 kilometers from north to south.
		The atolls vary in shape and size and 80% of the islands are less than one meter above mean sea level.
		Annual rainfall averages 2000 mm in the north and 2300 mm in the southern atolls.
	maldives.00freehost.com (306 words)

	Maldives Hotels Travel Guide — Sightseeing in Maldives, Tours and Attractions in Maldives
		The archipelago of the Maldives is studded with 26 natural atolls and a total of 1,190 coral islands, of which only some 200-odd are inhabited (some of these only being ‘inhabited’ due to resorts being built on them).
		Each island is surrounded by a shallow lagoon, enclosed by a coral reef, which safeguards the island from the hazards caused by the sea in rough weather.
		is an island situated in the Laamu Atoll located in the south of the central chain of islands.
	www.hoteltravel.com /maldives/guides/sightseeing.htm (2355 words)

	Destination Maldive Islands - a complete and helpful guide to planning your Island vacation
		To the west of Malé Atoll stretches the Alifu or Ari Atoll (831.25 sq.
		South of Alifu Atoll is the Faafu Atoll (242.9 sq.miles.).
		It is one of the rarest naturally protected atolls in the Maldivin archipelago because of the important people who have been entombed in the islands' Koaganu cemetery.
	www.visit-maldives.org (987 words)

	Maldives diving spots By Paradise holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Laamu Atoll Isclhoo Corner :730 35' 15"E, 02' 08' 00"N from this point of a radius of 2 km area.
		Gaafu Alifu Atoll Villingili Sea : 73' 12' 00"E, 00' 52' 00"N from this point of a radius of 1 km area.
		Fuvahmulaku Atoll Fuvahmulaku North Western Corner : 73' 24' 00"E, 00' 17'00"S from this point of a radius of I km area.
	www.parahol.com /activities/diving-spots.html (138 words)

	Atoll Development Programme
		The Atoll Development for sustainable livelihoods supports the Government's Regional development and Atoll Development initiatives, which aim to achieve growth with equity and minimizing disparities between the urban capital (Male) and the outer islands.
		The project's strategy is to strengthen social capital first, through need based planning and training at island and atoll level, and then create the social and regulatory environment that enables self-help groups to improve their living standards by income generating activities which draw on and help preserve natural resources.
		Shaviyani atoll one of the three atolls in the northern region and has 8 islands out of 15, belonging to the countries most vulnerable islands.
	www.shaviyani.gov.mv /atoll_devProg/page1.htm (2605 words)

	Bits and Pieces - Silco - Male', republic of Maldives
		South of Alifu Atoll is faafu Atoll (242.9sq.mi.0 In the southern island of Nilandhoo is the Asaari Miskiiy, the second oldest mosque in the Maldives.
		Lying south of Laamu Atoll across the One and Half Degree channel is Huvadhu Atoll (6,486 sq.mi.) the largest true atoll formation in the world with a lagoon area spanning 865.6sq,miles.
		Meedhoo, an island located in the southernmost atoll of seenu(84sq.mi.) which is one of the rarest naturally protected atolls in the Maldivian archipelago, is where important personages have been entombed in the Koaganu cemetery.
	www.silco.com.mv /bandp.htm (649 words)

	Haveeru Daily Online
		Laamu Gan Regional Hospital’s Health Administrator Ahmed Shakir said Wednesday that the two people brought to Male are Mariyam Ifaadhaa, 18, of Gan See View and Ahmed Moosa, 20, of Gan Alhivilage.
		Laamu Atoll Office said that the driver did not possess a driver’s license.
		Atoll Office said that they did not know the cause of the accident but that it was being investigated by police.
	www.haveeru.com.mv /?page=engdetails&id=6973 (341 words)

	A Study on the Current Status of NGO Activities in Health Sector in Maldives
		These three levels are the central level based in the capital, Male’; the atoll level based in the atoll capitals; and the island level based in the individual islands.
		The island administrations are accountable to the atoll administration in the atoll capitals, and they, in turn, are accountable to the administration in Male’.
		The Minister of the Ministry of Atolls Administration is responsible for the affairs of the atolls and reports directly to the President.
	w3.whosea.org /en/Section1257/Section1259_5071.htm (2814 words)

	Ufudu Fly Fishing
		The atolls that make up Maldives are large and unique in that there are, atolls within atolls and lagoons within lagoons, and it is this unusual geography that produces some of the most picture-perfect scenery one could imagine.
		The deeper channels and cuttings are excellent for giant trevally, barracuda, snapper and dogtooth tuna, whereas the deep atoll lagoons with their easy access to the open ocean, host a huge variety of fish and even marlin and wahoo have been caught on the inside.
		This large atoll, which is the surfing mecca of Maldives, certainly offers the visiting angler the most varied atoll habitat to be found in Maldives.
	www.ufudu.co.za /Maldives.html (1273 words)

	Activities that are being held throughout the Maldives to commemorate this years World Environment Day
		Lhaviyani Atoll Education Centre - planted fruit and vegetable trees; programme to raise students’ awareness on the relationship between the environment and tourism; educated students on the advantages of using reusable cloth bags and teach the students to make cloth bags.
		Faafu Atoll Education Centre - planted trees in the school yard and in other open spaces on the island; held a special assembly on the occasion of environment day; provided information to the students about the value of water; held poster competition among the students.
		Seenu Atoll Education Centre (Addu Atoll) - a tree planting course was held for the teachers and prefects of the school; a tree planting program was held among the students; a clean-up program initiated by the students was held.
	www.environment.gov.mv /details_wed.htm (1360 words)

	PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF LAAMU ATOLL ANNOUNCED
		Elections Commissioner Ibrahim Rashad has announced provisional results of LAAMU atoll constituency in Sunday’s People’s Majlis (Parliament) election.
		It is expected that provisional results of more atolls will be announced shortly.
		Results of all candidates of LAAMU Atoll is given below.
	www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv /news.php?newsid=5726 (99 words)

	Laamu Atoll Member Reeko Moosa Slams Government Policy; Puts Ilyas on the Defensive Over Corruption
		In a ferocious debate in the Peoples’ Majlis on Monday, Laamu Atoll member Reeko Moosa had a heated argument with the other member from Laamu Ilyas Ibrahim.
		The additional funds are needed partly to alleviate the difficulties experienced by the tsunami victims and that was why I broached the issue of the complaints made by my constituents against the National Disaster Management Center,” said Moosa referring to yesterday’s session in Parliament.
		“This irked the Honourable member from Laamu, Ilyas, so much so that he stood up to defend the government’s position vis-à-vis the tsunami victims; he went into a tirade about the number of things that the government had done for the people.
	www.minivannews.com /news/news.php?id=1343 (463 words)

	Diving Spots in Maldives
		A Thila diving spot, Nassimo Thila is located to the South East of the North Male Atoll.
		Nassimo Thila is a popular diving spot in Maldives due to the abundance of marine life and beautifully colored coral reefs.
		Even though the reef is not large, the abundance of various types of coral reefs and fishes make it impossible to take it all in one dive.
	www.splendidasia.com /maldives/divespots.html (1230 words)

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		Inauguration of tree planting programme at Hulhumale’ by the Ministry of Atolls Development in collaboration with the Atoll Offices.
		The President to send messages to world leaders and heads of international environmental organisations, in which the fragility of the Maldivian environment and global environmental challenges are highlighted.
		March on the main streets of Laamu Atoll Fonadhoo by members of Environment Club of Laamu Atoll Education Centre, with placards displaying environmental messages.
	www.environment.gov.mv /details_wed2004.htm (1010 words)

	The Maldivian
		Dhillywood icon and rising politician, Laamu atoll MP Reeko Moosa Manik, has said that he can run this country.
		Making a daring statement in an interview to Adduvas, he cautioned all those who are skeptical about his abilities not to think that running this country is not something that cannot be done.
		He competed as an independent candidate and won a seat for Laamu Atoll in the last parliamentary election.
	www.themaldivian.org /english/eng1320.htm (308 words)

	6 Profile and Status of Coral Reefs in Maldives and Approaches to its Management by Abdulla Naseer1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The physical setting of the Maldivian atolls vary from open structures with numerous islands, faros (ring-shaped reefs) patches and knolls in the atoll lagoon and around the rim to almost closed structures with few lagoons, knolls and patches.
		The geomorphology of these islands varies tremendously in different atolls and it is influenced by a variety of factors such as location, climate, currents, tides, sea level change and also human factors.
		Several of the atolls have unusual ring shapes reefs locally known as faros in the atoll lagoons each with its own sandy lagoons and rims of lining corals.
	www.fao.org /docrep/X5627E/x5627e0a.htm (6261 words)

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		According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the 14 islands open for new leases are in Haa Alif, Shaviyani, Faafu, Thaa, Laamu and Gaaf Dhaal atolls.
		There are six islands from Thaa atoll, three islands from Laamu atoll, two islands from Gaaf Dhaal atoll and one island from each of the remaining atolls.
		The islands are: Manafaru on Haa Alif atoll; Thabbey Huraa on Shaviyani atoll; Gaa Huraa on Faafu atoll; Rihaa Maafushi, Kuda Kaaddoo, Hathifushi, Olhudhiya Fushi, Bodufinolhu and Fondhoo on Thaa atoll; Kuda Fres, Medhu Vinagan'du and Uthuru Vinagandu on Laamu atoll; and Femunaidhoo and Kudhe Mathaidhoo in Gaaf Dhaal atoll.
	www.maldivesculture.com /maldives_islands_lease.html (267 words)

	Friends of Maldives
		“Maabaidhoo Island in Laamu atoll was one of the worst hit Tsunami islands, leaving 532 people homeless and 56 houses totally damaged.
		The tsunami victims living in the temporary shelters of the island are unable to use the water due to the bad smell and unhygienic conditions of the tap water.
		The community of this island made an appeal to the atoll office and to the Disaster Management Centre unit of the atoll, but their request was ignored.
	www.friendsofmaldives.org /ma-article.htm (841 words)

	:: Atoll Development for Sustainable Livelihoods :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It also includes a waste management strategy study and pilot project for introducing a sustainable approach to solid waste management based on re-use/recycling, to be implemented in Laamu Atoll Fonadhoo/Gan.
		The traditional approach to land management in the atoll islands through the land allocation process has resulted in environmental problems through the inefficient use of land resources and costly and over-designed infrastructure.
		The Ministry of Atolls Development (MOAD) will work closely with the Maldives Water and Sanitation Authority (MWSA), the Maldives Housing and Urban Development Board (MHUDB) and the Environment Section of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing and Environment (MOHAHE) and the Ministry of Planning and National Development (MPND) in Project implementation.
	www.atolls.gov.mv /projects/regional_delpmnt.htm (1207 words)

	Maldives Hotels Travel Guide – Top 10 things to do in Maldives
		It involves a two-day trip from Male' by boat, or a plane to Haa Dhaal Atoll.
		The island, is situated in Haa Alif Atoll.
		A Palace stands in the western part of the island, well known to the Maldivian public because it was the residential palace of the national hero, Sultan Ghazi Mohamed Boduthakurufanu (1573-1585).
	www.hoteltravel.com /maldives/guides/top10things.htm (644 words)

	Find Maldives.com - Trade of maldives.
		In Laamu Atoll they produce shark fins, dry fish which are sent to Japan and Sri Lanka.
		The double reef protection around the atolls is what kept the people of this country safe from the sea for centuries.
		Even though the Maldives actually straddles the equator and lies outside the treacherous cyclone belt in the vicinity of the Bay of Bengal, you might expect the country to suffer from scorching equatorial heat.
	www.findmaldives.com /trade-of-maldives.html (353 words)

	Atolls Minister Refused Entry in Laamu Atoll
		Mohamed Waheeddeen was met with ugly scenes at Isdhoo Ward of Isdhoo-Kalhaidhoo Island of Laamu Atoll earlier this week, when angry tsunami victims refused to allow the Minister to step foot on the island.
		Witnesses told Minivan that the Atolls Minister tried to stop over at Isdhoo Ward after rain hampered his team from docking at Kalhaidhoo Ward which was the focus of his visit.
		Mohamed Waheeddeen was appointed Atolls Minister on July 14th.
	www.minivannews.com /news/news.php?id=1310 (293 words)

	MuslimVillage Forums -> Maldivians in awe as tsunami spares mosques
		In Baa atoll Eydhafushi island, a mosque which is located just 20 feet away from the sea, is still standing with all its walls intact.
		In Vilufushi island in Thaa atoll, only about two or three homes out of the 200 or so houses are standing but the island’s three mosques, including a 200-year-old one, remained intact.
		In Kandolhudhoo in Raa atoll, which is one of the most environmentally vulnerable islands in the archipelago, the mosque also proved to be a safe haven for the islanders when the tsunami dramatically swept across the island.
	forums.muslimvillage.net /index.php?s=0bc2e9f66d8c6af37b5838b79e3f54c2&showtopic=10392&st=0&p=133981& (3019 words)

	Surfing
		Laamu Atoll - works in the same conditions as North Male' Atoll.
		The best time to visit Huvadhu Atoll is in North East Monsoon, January to March and also November to October.
		Although there are waves to ride throughout the season swell is most consistent during January to March.
	www.andersonholidays.com /html/surfing.html (229 words)

	Mohamed Naseem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		However, the detainee has not received a notice of the withdrawal of the charges.
		wife of detainee reported that the detainee is confined to Male’, but that he wants to visit his constituents in Laamu atoll.
		He has written to the Maldives Police Service regarding the same, and is awaiting their response.
	www.maldiviandetainees.net /individuals/50Naseem.htm (488 words)

	ADB Loan To Help Improve Environmental Infrastructure In Maldives' Outer Islands - ADB.org
		Poverty in the Maldives stems primarily from regional disparities in living conditions related to remoteness of the islands and lack of infrastructure and social services in the atolls.
		The Ministry of Finance and Treasury is the executing agency for the project, which is due for completion in September 2010.
		The Asian Development Bank is dedicated to reducing poverty in the Asia and Pacific region through pro-poor sustainable economic growth, social development, and good governance.
	www.adb.org /Documents/News/2005/nr2005072.asp (573 words)

	Atoll Research Bulletin Nos. 481-493
		Benthic ecology and biota of Tarawa Atoll Lagoon: influence of equatorial upwelling, circulation, and human harvest
		Sluka, R. Grouper and Napoleon Wrasse ecology in Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives: Part 1, habitat, behavior, and movement patterns
		Sluka, R. Grouper and Napoleon Wrasse ecology in Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives: Part 3, fishing effects and management of the live fish-food trade
	www.botany.hawaii.edu /faculty/duffy/arb/481-493 (226 words)

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