Rasdhoo (Alif Alif Atoll)
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Ross Atoll in the Admiralty Chart
is a small atoll with an almost round lagoon. It is located almost 5 miles from the NE point of Ari Atoll. The northern and western sides are one continuous barrier reef, and the eastern side is another. The 4 mile wide lagoon has soundings from 15 to 20 fathom
s (27 to 37 m) and abounds in detached coral patches.
This natural atoll
was named Ross Atoll by Captain Robert Moresby
during his survey of the Maldive Islands, after Captain Daniel Ross of the Bombay Navy
, one of the first surveyors of the area. Captain Ross made brilliant surveys in the China Sea
s and later became the East India Company
's Marine Surveyor General in Calcutta.
The main island in this atoll is Rasdhoo
. Kuramathi
Tourist Resort is also located in this small atoll.
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is a small atoll with an almost round lagoon. It is located almost 5 miles from the NE point of Ari Atoll. The northern and western sides are one continuous barrier reef, and the eastern side is another. The 4 mile wide lagoon has soundings from 15 to 20 fathom
Fathom
A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems, used especially for measuring the depth of water.There are 2 yards in an imperial or U.S. fathom...
s (27 to 37 m) and abounds in detached coral patches.
This natural atoll
Atolls of the Maldives
The Maldives are formed by a number of natural atolls plus atolls in the form of a few islands and isolated reefs today which form a pattern stretching from 7 degrees 10' North to 0 degrees 45' South....
was named Ross Atoll by Captain Robert Moresby
Robert Moresby
Robert Moresby was a distinguished captain of the British Royal Navy. He was also an excellent hydrographer, maritime surveyor and draughtsman....
during his survey of the Maldive Islands, after Captain Daniel Ross of the Bombay Navy
Indian Navy
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, one of the first surveyors of the area. Captain Ross made brilliant surveys in the China Sea
China Sea
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s and later became the East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
's Marine Surveyor General in Calcutta.
The main island in this atoll is Rasdhoo
Rasdhoo
Rasdhoo is an inhabited island of the Maldives. It is also the capital of the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division. It is the only inhabited island of a small natural atoll known as Rasdhoo, Rasdu or Ross Atoll located a few miles off NE Ari Atoll.-References:* Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh...
. Kuramathi
Kuramathi
Kuramathi at long is the largest of six islands that belong to the small natural atoll, located a few miles off NE Ari Atoll, known as Rasdhoo or Rasdu Atoll that also belongs to Alif Alif Atoll...
Tourist Resort is also located in this small atoll.