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South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Unparalleled paradise
Whether you're here to swim, sail, fish, windsurf or just take a long nap, Maldives' motto may as well be "this is the life". In fact, the very ground you walk on here is alive in a sense. The whole country is spread across 26 atolls, vast rings of living coral surrounding shallow lagoons. The seemingly countless beach-lined islands were formed from spots where the coral ring juts slightly above the sea's surface. Most Maldivian isles are less than three square kilometres in area—so warm sands awash in turquoise waters are only a short walk away.
Unparalleled paradise
Whether you're here to swim, sail, fish, windsurf or just take a long nap, Maldives' motto may as well be "this is the life". In fact, the very ground you walk on here is alive in a sense. The whole country is spread across 26 atolls, vast rings of living coral surrounding shallow lagoons. The seemingly countless beach-lined islands were formed from spots where the coral ring juts slightly above the sea's surface. Most Maldivian isles are less than three square kilometres in area—so warm sands awash in turquoise waters are only a short walk away.
Due to the country's unique geography, people here are never far from turquoise waters lapping warm sand.
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