Southern Nilandhe Atoll
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Southern Nilandhe Atoll, Nilande Atoll South or Dhaalu is one of the atolls of the Maldives
. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name.
It stretches 23 km (14 mi) from east to west, and 38 km (24 mi) north to south. Out of a total of 56 islands, eight of the islands are inhabited, with a total population of around 6694.
The capital island is Kudahuvadhoo, located at the atoll's southern tip.
Hulhudheli and Rinbudhoo (Rimbudu) islands, located to the west of this atoll, are islands traditionally renowned for the skill of their jewellers.
Opened to tourism in 1998, the atoll has become a popular location for SCUBA diving
.
Some of the islands in this atoll have remains from the Buddhist period, but none of them have been properly excavated yet.
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name.
It stretches 23 km (14 mi) from east to west, and 38 km (24 mi) north to south. Out of a total of 56 islands, eight of the islands are inhabited, with a total population of around 6694.
The capital island is Kudahuvadhoo, located at the atoll's southern tip.
Hulhudheli and Rinbudhoo (Rimbudu) islands, located to the west of this atoll, are islands traditionally renowned for the skill of their jewellers.
Opened to tourism in 1998, the atoll has become a popular location for SCUBA diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
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Some of the islands in this atoll have remains from the Buddhist period, but none of them have been properly excavated yet.