With nearly 1,200 islands spread over a chain of 26 atolls, the Maldives are popular with tourists seeking serene beaches, scuba diving, and surf in the Indian Ocean. The atolls, like those pictured on our homepage, are made up of coral reefs that formed around the top of now-sunken volcanoes. Some are single, ring-shaped islands enclosing lagoons while other atolls are a series of small, connected islets, many of which are uninhabited.
Atolls in the Maldives
Today in History
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A triumph of light
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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International Day for Biodiversity
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National Library Week
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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Cherry blossoms spring to life
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World Photography Day
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Of moose and Maine
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World Architecture Day
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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International Day of Friendship
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Belize Barrier Reef
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National Park Week begins
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Jane’s Carousel delights
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Poinsettia Day
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Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
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International Polar Bear Day
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Christmas star lanterns, Germany
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Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves, Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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Manatee Appreciation Day
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Let the harvest begin
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Daylight Saving Time
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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Methoni Castle, Messenia, Greece
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Preveli Gorge
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Pups of the prairie
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A lush, green escape
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