Maldives 23 Jan 2024

With serene sandy beaches and crystal-clear water, the island country of the Maldives is located to the southwest of Sri Lanka and India. The archipelago is renowned for its seafood, lagoons and countless coconut palms. These 1,200 islands are made up of a chain of 26 atolls. Atolls are islands in the shape of rings with coral rims and lagoons in their centre. The Maldives is also home to the Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve, which was granted UNESCO World Heritage Site status in June 2011. Visitors go there to spot manta rays and whale sharks and can enjoy sustainable water activities like scuba diving and surfing.

© Amazing Aerial Premium/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Big rocks, big heads
23 Jan 2025Sundance Film Festival
23 Jan 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Postcard from Italy
Nature at its colourful best
So nice, they made it twice
14 Mar 2024Happy Pi Day!
Pier perfect
12 Jul 2024Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
8 May 2024Marseille welcomes to Olympic torch
Singing the blues
30 Jun 2025Asteroid Day
4 Apr 2024Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
10 Nov 2023Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
13 Sep 2025Last Night of the Proms
A berry merry Christmas
2 Oct 2024Wind River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
27 Mar 2024World Theatre Day
Sport where you least expect it
24 Apr 2025Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska, United States
14 Jan 2026The staircase of the Fortress of Palamidi, Nafplio, Greece
All is calm
1 Dec 2025Antarctica Day
27 Feb 2024International Polar Bear Day
Solo on the savanna
13 Jun 2024Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
28 Mar 2025Black-naped monarch
28 Jul 2024Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden
12 Nov 2024Arches National Park, Utah, United States
25 Jun 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
15 Mar 2024Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
A beautiful labyrinth
Passing with flying colours