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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Presidents Day
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National Hammock Day
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Mount Fuji Day
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50 years of Earth Day
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Cherry blossoms spring to life
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World Reef Awareness Day
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Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida
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A universe underground
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European Day of Parks
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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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Flag Day
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Western Monarch Day
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La Brecha de Rolando (Rolands Breach), Spain
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An avian predator built for the snow
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Unearthing a queen s lost tale
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Getting to the bottom of the underwater waterfall
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Illuminated Uluru
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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National Panda Day
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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Churún Merú waterfall in Venezuela
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