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South Malosmadulu atolls (Maldives) seen from space

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: t-asmal-00003

Image Size 300 DPI: 34 * 34 cm

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. Image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) in july 2001.

Keywords for this photo:

2001 - ATOLL - CORAL - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 2 - INDIAN OCEAN - ISLAND - LAGOON - MALDIVES - OCEAN -