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Malosmadulu atolls (Maldives) seen from space

by

Nasa/GSFC/Novapix

Reference

t-asmal-00001

Date

2009-04-10

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.