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Malosmadulu atolls (Maldives) seen from space

author: Nasa/GSFC/Novapix

reference: t-asmal-00001

Image Size 300 DPI: 28 * 44 cm

North and South Malosmadulu Atolls are in the Maldives, an island republic in the northern Indian Ocean, southwest of India. The Maldives are made up of a chain of 1,192 small coral islands, which are grouped into clusters of atolls. Arguably the lowest-lying country in the world, the average elevation is just 1 meter above sea level. The natural-color ASTER image of the Malosmadulu Atolls was acquired on December 22, 2002, and is centered near 5.3 degrees North latitude, 73.9 degrees West longitude.

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2002 - ASTER - ATOLL - CORAL - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - INDIAN OCEAN - ISLAND - MALDIVES - OCEAN - SATELLITE IMAGE - TERRA -