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Seenu Atoll Image:Addu atoll.png
Atoll Summary
Administrative name Seenu Atoll
Atoll name Addu Atoll
Location 0° 36' S and 0° 44' S
Letter S
Abbreviation S (ސ)
Capital Hithadhoo
Population 28707
No. Hithadhoo should not be confused with Hithaadhoo For other islands see Hithadhoo Hithadhoo ( Dhivehi: ހިތަދޫ of Islands 23
Inhabited Islands 6
Atoll Chief Saud Abdulla[1]
Inhabited Islands
Feydhoo Hithadhoo Hulhudhoo Maradhoo Maradhoo-Feydhoo Meedhoo
Uninhabited Islands

Aboohéra Bodu Hajara Boduhéragandu Dhigihéra Fahikédéhérangada Gan Gaukendi Geskalhuhéra Hankedé Hankedé Hajara Heréthéré Hikihéra Kafathalhaa Héra Kandu Huraa Kédévaahéra Koahera Kuda Kandihéréganda Maahera Maamendhoo Madihéra Mulikédé Savaaheli Vashahéra Villingili


Resort islands, Airports and Industrial islands are also considered uninhabited

Addu Atoll (local administrative code Seenu) is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives. For other islands see Feydhoo Feydhoo ( Dhivehi: ފޭދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of the Seenu Atoll. Hithadhoo should not be confused with Hithaadhoo For other islands see Hithadhoo Hithadhoo ( Dhivehi: ހިތަދޫ Hulhudhoo is the third most populous island in Addu Atoll in the Maldives. Maradhoo ( Dhivehi: މަރަދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of the Seenu Atoll. Maradhoo-Feydhoo ( Dhivehi: މަރަދޫފޭދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of the Seenu Atoll. For other islands see Meedhoo Meedhoo ( Dhivehi: މީދޫ is the oldest populated island in Addu Atoll, Republic of Aboohéra ( Dhivehi: އަބޫހެރަ is one of the uninhabited islands of Seenu Atoll. Gan ( Div: ގަން is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll, as well as the southernmost island of the Maldives. For other islands see Maamendhoo. Maamendhoo ( Dhivehi: މާމެންދޫ is one of the uninhabited islands of Seenu Atoll For other islands see Villingili Villingili is the only resort island of Seenu Atoll, Maldives. An atoll (pronounced /ˈætʌl/ is an island of Coral that encircles a Lagoon partially or completely The Maldives ( or, or Maldive Islands) officially the Republic of Maldives, is an Island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching

There are not many islands in this Atoll, but many of them are large compared to the average size of islands in the Maldives. Most inhabited islands in Addu are in the western reef and these are Hithadhoo, Maradhoo, Feydhoo, Gan. Hithadhoo should not be confused with Hithaadhoo For other islands see Hithadhoo Hithadhoo ( Dhivehi: ހިތަދޫ Maradhoo ( Dhivehi: މަރަދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of the Seenu Atoll. For other islands see Feydhoo Feydhoo ( Dhivehi: ފޭދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of the Seenu Atoll. Gan ( Div: ގަން is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll, as well as the southernmost island of the Maldives. All these islands are connected with each other through a road or causeway. The islands of Meedhoo, and Hulhudhoo share a large island in the east. For other islands see Meedhoo Meedhoo ( Dhivehi: މީދޫ is the oldest populated island in Addu Atoll, Republic of Hulhudhoo is the third most populous island in Addu Atoll in the Maldives. The total population of Addu Atoll is just over 28,000. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology

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Linguistics

The dialect spoken in this atoll (Addu bas) is quite different from the official form of the Dhivehi language. It has some affinities with the language of Fua Mulaku Moloki bas. Dhivehi Writing Systems Dhivehi (or Divehi) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by more than about 300000 people in the Republic of Maldives where it is the Traditionally all educated islanders from the three different atolls of the south adopted the Addu language as lingua franca. Hence, when for example an islander of Huvadhu met with another from Fua Mulaku, they would use the Addu bas to talk to each other. The secessionist government of the Suvadive republic hiowever, used the Male' language in its official correspondence. Overview Although Malé is geographically located in Male' Atoll Kaafu Atoll, administratively it is not considered part of it

British naval base

The Royal Navy established a base ("Port T") - later RAF Gan from 1957 - on the island of Gan (pronounced “Yahn”) in 1941, during World War II. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The former Royal Air Force Station Gan commonly known as RAF Gan, was a Royal Air Force Military Airbase on Gan Island World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including During the Cold War it was used as an outpost. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the

The original naval base was established as a fall-back for the British Eastern Fleet. The British Eastern Fleet (also known as the East Indies Fleet and the Far East Fleet) was a fleet of the Royal Navy during World War II Despite public pronouncements to the contrary, the official view was that the main base at Singapore would be untenable if the Japanese made serious headway in Malaya and Java - which, in the event, is what happened in 1942. Singapore Peninsular Malaysia ( Semenanjung Malaysia) also known as Malaya or West Malaysia, is the part of Malaysia which lies on Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. The intention had been to operate from Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Trincomalee (திருகோணமலை Tirukōṇamalai තිරිකුණාමළය Tirikūṇamaḷaya is a district a bay and a port city on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Upon inspection, however, the naval commander-in-chief, Admiral James Somerville found the port inadequate, vulnerable to a determined attack and open to spying. Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville GCB, GBE, DSO ( 17 July 1882 &ndash 19 March 1949 An isolated island base with a safe, deep anchorage in a suitably strategic position was required, and Addu met the requirements. Once available, its facilities were used extensively by the Fleet.

Royal Navy engineers landed in August 1941 from HMS Guardian to clear and construct airstrips on Gan for the Fleet Air Arm. HMS Guardian was a World War II -era net laying and photographic Ship built in 1932 and scrapped in 1962. The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships In the interim, Catalina and Sunderland flying boats operated from jetties on the northern, sheltered side of Gan. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Large oil tanks were built on Gan, and on Hitaddu Island on the western edge of the atoll; vital elements for a naval base. These were visible from a long distances at sea, but this was unavoidable, given the atoll's low profile.

Ship's supplies for the fleet were provided from a pair of Australian refrigerated ships, Changte and Taiping that included Attu in a number of bases that they serviced regularly. Three times these ships replenished forty or more ships of the Eastern Fleet. Several large Australian Imperial Force troop convoys also refueled at Addu on their way from Aden to Fremantle, Western Australia. The Australian Imperial Force (AIF was the name given to two all- Volunteer Australian Army forces dispatched to fight overseas during World War I and Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Fremantle (commonly known as Freo is a Port City in Western Australia, located southwest of Perth, the state capital at the mouth of

The six major islands were garrisoned by the 1st Royal Marine Coast Defence Regiment, manning shore batteries and anti-aircraft guns. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy To facilitate the defence, causeways were built connecting the western islands of Gan, Eyehook, Maradhoo and Hithadhoo and, much later in the war, they were linked by a light railway. Gan ( Div: ގަން is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll, as well as the southernmost island of the Maldives. Maradhoo ( Dhivehi: މަރަދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of the Seenu Atoll. Hithadhoo should not be confused with Hithaadhoo For other islands see Hithadhoo Hithadhoo ( Dhivehi: ހިތަދޫ Light railway refers to a Railway built at lower costs and to lower standards than typical "heavy rail" Attu was an unpopular posting due to the hot, humid climate, lack of recreational facilities and lack of socialising with the local population.

The Japanese remained unaware of the base’s existence until their plans for expansion in south-east Asia had come to nothing, even during their carrier raids in the Indian Ocean in April 1942. Later in the war, submarine reconnaissance established the base’s existence. Despite openings into the lagoon being permanently closed by anti-submarine nets, the German U-boat U-183 torpedoed the tanker British Loyalty in March 1944 (she had been previously torpedoed and sunk at Diego Suarez); it was an impressive long-range shot from outside the atoll through a gap in the anti-torpedo nets. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers Diego Suarez ( Bogotá, Colombia 1888 - New York City, New York, 14 September 1974 was an American garden designer known for his work at James Deering Although seriously damaged, the tanker did not sink. She was not fully repaired but kept as a Ministry of War Transport Oil Fuel Storage Vessel. In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport (or DfT) ( Welsh: Adran am Drafnidiaeth) is the government department There was significant oil pollution after this incident and British personnel were used to clean the lagoon.

On 5th January 1946, British Loyalty was scuttled southeast of Hithadhoo Island in the Addu Atoll lagoon. After some years of leaking oil, she has become a popular dive location.

In 1957, the naval base was transferred to the Royal Air Force. As RAF Gan, it remained in intermittent service until 1971, when British Forces withdrew.

Most of the employees who had experience working for the British military spoke good English. When the base at Gan was closed for good they turned to the nascent tourism industry for employment. As a result, there was an influx of Addu people to Malé seeking employment in the nearby resorts and also looking for education to their children. Addu Atoll (local administrative code Seenu) is the southernmost Atoll of the Maldives. Overview Although Malé is geographically located in Male' Atoll Kaafu Atoll, administratively it is not considered part of it A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes


Addu Kandu

This is the local name for the broad channel between Huvadu Atoll and Addu Atoll. The old French maps called it 'Courant d'Addoue' and it is known in the British Admiralty Charts as 'Equatorial Channel' for the Equator lies roughly in the middle of the Addu Kandu. The equator (sometimes referred to colloquially as "the Line") is the intersection of the Earth 's surface with the plane perpendicular to the

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