Addu (Maldives)

Addu Atoll, also known as Seenu Atoll, is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives. Addu Atoll, together with Fuvahmulah, located 40 km north of Addu Atoll, extend the Maldives into the Southern Hemisphere. Addu Atoll is located 540 km south of Malé, the country's capital. Administratively, Addu Atoll is the location of Addu City, one of the four cities of the Maldives. Addu City consists of the inhabited areas of Addu Atoll, namely the natural islands of Hulhudhoo, Meedhoo, Maradhoo, Feydhoo, and Hithadhoo. (The districts of Addu City are not according to the natural islands that it comprises). In addition to the areas that are included as a part of Addu City, Addu Atoll has a number of other inhabited and uninhabited islands, including the island of Gan, where Gan International Airport is located. Unlike other atolls of the Maldives, Addu Atoll has a lagoon that is a natural anchorage, accessible through four natural channels. This results in a natural harbour that is very calm and safe for sea vessels at all times and is not affected by seasonal changes. The four channels are arranged around the atoll as follows: the Kuda channel and the nearby Maa channel are on the north, the Gan channel is on the south, and the broad Villingili channel is on the southeast. The islands are protected from the storms and high waves of the Indian Ocean by barrier reefs. Coconut palms, the national tree, are able to grow almost everywhere on the islands of Addu Atoll. There are small lakes, wetlands, and marshy taro fields that are unique to Addu Atoll. During the Second World War, Addu Atoll was the site of a secret Royal Navy base called HMS Haitan, to take advantage of the deep anchorage and sheltered natural harbour there. Oil tanks and storage facilities were built on Gan island, together with an airstrip and a flying boat base. The base remained unknown to the Axis throughout the early years of the war. In 1957 the base was transferred to the Royal Air Force as RAF Gan, before being closed down in 1975.

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Addu (Maldives)

L'atoll Addu, en divehi އައްޑުއަތޮޅު, est un atoll des Maldives. Ses se répartissent sur 6 des 23 îles qui le composent. Les terres émergées représentent sur les de superficie totale de l'atoll, lagon inclus. Il est l'atoll le plus méridional des Maldives et le seul du pays avec l'île de Fuvammulah à se trouver dans l'hémisphère Sud. Depuis octobre 2020, l'atoll constitue une réserve de biosphère reconnue par l'UNESCO. L'atoll Addu constitue une subdivision des Maldives sous le nom de Seenu. Sa capitale est Hithadhoo.

Maldivien

Le maldivien, localement dv, est une langue indo-aryenne parlée par locuteurs, principalement aux Maldives (dont elle est la langue officielle) ainsi qu'au Lakshadweep, autre archipel ayant le statut de territoire de l’Inde (sous la forme du dialecte mahl ou mahal). Le mot divehi vient du sanskrit dvīpa qui signifie « île ». Divehi, ou plutôt la forme complète divehi-bas, signifie la langue des insulaires. La transcription officielle en usage aux Maldives est Dhivehi.

Fuvammulah

Fuvahmulah (Dhivehi: ފުވައްމުލައް) is an island (atoll) in the Maldives. It is under Maldives’ administrative divisions of Gnaviyani Atoll or Nyaviyani Atoll. The inhabitants speak a distinctive form of the Dhivehi language, locally known as "fuvahmulaki baha." Fuvahmulah means "Island of the Areca nut palms", Fuvah (or "Fuva") in the local language. Other places in the world like Penang in Malaysia and Guwahati in Assam, India, are also named after this nut.