Addu - best preserved reefs of Maldives
Posted on : 05 Feb 2020
Views: 444- Addu is the most southerly of the Maldives’ 26 coral atolls, comprising just over two dozen of the country’s 1,192 islands.
- Lying just below the Equator, it represents the southernmost point of South Asia. Its six inhabited islands are home to around 10% of the Maldives 350,000 people, sharing a unique culture and dialect.
- British troops were stationed in the atoll during WWII and later on RAF Gan, developing strong transport infrastructure as well as an experienced and well-trained workforce.
- Other than its big beautiful islands and special southern culture, Addu’s unique selling point for the mid-market tourism sector is its accessible geography.
- The 14.7km link road unites 80% of the population across four islands, while inter-atoll ferry services complete the atoll’s unmatched connectivity.
- With some of the best-preserved reefs in the country, Addu offers everything visitors have come to expect from the Maldives - ocean environment, island culture, and tropical hospitality with a freedom to explore that cannot be found elsewhere in the archipelago.
- Addu can lay claim to the longest history of hospitality in the Maldives, having first hosted British forces during the last century, developing the Maldives’ first cash economy.
- The atoll is well known for its diving, and its reefs have avoided the most damaging effects of recent warming events.
- The need to protect and preserve the atoll’s marine ecosystem has resulted in President Solih’s nomination both Addu and Fuvahmulah as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Article Related Questions
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Consider the following statements
1.Addu is the most southerly of the Sri Lankan coral atolls.
2.It represents the southernmost point of South Asia.
Which of the following statement is/are correct?
1.1 only
2.2 only
3.Both 1 and 2
4.Neither 1 nor 2
Right Ans : 2 only
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