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Baa Atoll |
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| Atoll Summary | |
| Administrative name | Baa Atoll |
| Atoll name | Maalhosmadulu |
| Location | 5° 23' N and 4° 49' N |
| Letter | F |
| Abbreviation | B (ބ) |
| Capital | Eydhafushi |
| Population | 11910 |
| No. Eydhafushi ( Dhivehi: އޭދަފުށި is the capital of Baa Atoll. of Islands | 75 |
| Inhabited Islands | 13 |
| Atoll Chief | Mohamed Mahir [1] |
| Inhabited Islands | |
| Dharavandhoo Dhonfanu Eydhafushi Fehendhoo Fulhadhoo Goidhoo Hithaadhoo Kamadhoo Kendhoo Kihaadhoo Kudarikilu Maalhos Thulhaadhoo | |
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Ahivaffushi, Aidhoo, Anhenunfushi, Bathalaa, Bodufinolhu, Boifushi, Dhakendhoo, Dhandhoo, Dhigufaruvinagandu, Dhunikolhu, Enboodhoo, Fehenfushi, Finolhas, Fonimagoodhoo, Fulhadhoorah kairi finonolhu, Funadhoo, Gaagandufaruhuraa, Gaavillingili, Gemendhoo, Hanifaru, Hanifarurah, Hibalhidhoo, Hirundhoo, Horubadhoo, Hulhudhoo, Innafushi, Kanifusheegaathu finolhu, Kanifushi, Kashidhoogiri, Keyodhoo, Kihaadhufaru, Kihavah-huravalhi, Kudadhoo, Kunfunadhoo, Landaagiraavaru, Lunfares, Maaddoo, Maafushi, Maamaduvvari, Maarikilu, Madhirivaadhoo, Medhufinolhu, Mendhoo, Milaidhoo, Miriandhoo, Muddhoo, Muthaafushi, Nibiligaa, Olhugiri, Thiladhoo, Ufuligiri, Undoodhoo, Vakkaru, Velivarufinolhu, Veyofushee, Vinaneih-faruhuraa, Voavah
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Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, Maalhosmadulhu South or Baa Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. Dharavandhoo ( Dhivehi: ދަރަވަންދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll. Dhonfanu ( Dhivehi: ދޮންފަނު is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll. Eydhafushi ( Dhivehi: އޭދަފުށި is the capital of Baa Atoll. Fehendhoo ( Dhivehi: ފެހެންދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, code letter "Baa" Fulhadhoo ( Dhivehi: ފުޅަދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, code letter "Baa" Goidhoo ( Dhivehi: ގޮއިދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, code letter "Baa" Hithaadhoo should not be confused with Hithadhoo For other islands see Hithaadhoo Hithaadhoo ( Dhivehi: Kamadhoo ( Dhivehi: ކަމަދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll. Kendhoo ( Dhivehi: ކެންދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll. Kihaadhoo ( Dhivehi: ކިހާދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll. Kudarikilu ( Dhivehi: ކުޑަރިކިލު is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll ( Baa Atoll) For other islands see Maalhos Maalhos ( Dhivehi: މާޅޮސް is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll Thulhaadhoo ( Dhivehi: ތުޅާދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll. Geographically the Maldives are formed by a number of natural Atolls plus a few islands and isolated reefs which form a pattern from North to South The Maldives ( or, or Maldive Islands) officially the Republic of Maldives, is an Island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching It consists of two separate natural atolls, namely the southern part of Maalhosmadulhu Atoll (which is 42km long and 32km wide and consists of 10 inhabited islands) and the smaller natural atoll known as Goifulhafehendhu Atoll (Horsburgh Atoll in the Admiralty charts). An atoll (pronounced /ˈætʌl/ is an island of Coral that encircles a Lagoon partially or completely Goidhoo ( Dhivehi: ގޮއިދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, code letter "Baa"
Situated on the west of the Maldives atoll chain, it consists of 75 islands of which 13 are inhabited with a population of over 11,000 people. The remaining 57 islands are uninhabited, in addition to five islands being developed as resorts.
Thulhaadhoo Island is traditionally well-known for its lacquerwork handicrafts. Thulhaadhoo ( Dhivehi: ތުޅާދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll.
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Ecology
Maalhosmadulhu Atoll is also considered as a good example of the rich biodiversity found in the Maldives, including large mangroves and a unique diversity of fauna, such as the benthic fauna. Biodiversity is the variation of Life forms within a given Ecosystem, Biome or for the entire Earth. Furthermore, the ring-shaped reef forms known as faru in the local language is a reef structure which is unique to the Maldives. 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 In nautical terminology a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water (six fathoms or less at low water The Maldives ( or, or Maldive Islands) officially the Republic of Maldives, is an Island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching
The southernmost uninhabited island of Olhugiri in the Baa atoll lies 13 km north of Goifulhafehendhu Atoll. Goidhoo ( Dhivehi: ގޮއިދޫ is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, code letter "Baa" Olhugiri is well-known for its unique natural vegetation and for providing two of the only perching sites for the Great Frigatebird in the Maldives. The Great Frigatebird ( Fregata minor) is a large dispersive Seabird in the Frigatebird family. Likewise, other marine creatures such as seaturtles and hawksbill turtles can be encountered. The hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata) is a Critically endangered Sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae.
The Fisheries Ministry of the Maldives has banned catching turtles or taking eggs from Olhugiri, which also applies to 11 other islands.
References
- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G. Sōsanī.
- Romero-Frias, Xavier. The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.
See also
Reethi Beach
External links
- http://www.baa.gov.mv
- News report on banning the capturing of turtles
- Facts and figures about Baa Atoll
- Baa Atoll Travel Site
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