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| | Maldives - Huvadhoo |
 | | Huvadhoo (see west, east, north, and southwest images) is the second largest of the Maldivian atolls and the second largest in the world (in terms of overall surface area), measuring 82 km north to south and up to 65 km in width across its centre, covering an area of some 3,200 km²;. |
 | | The outermost reefs of the atoll form a discontinuous barrier to the open ocean, being composed of 40 reef segments separated from one another by deep passages connecting the open waters of the Indian Ocean with those of the interior lagoon. |
 | | Islands tend to be elongate in shape with average widths of between 400 m and 800 m and with lengths of between 500 m and 1,500 m. |
| www.oceandots.com /indian/maldives/huvadhoo.htm (338 words) |
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