A collaborative effort of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture,Maldives,the International Fund for Agricultural Development &
the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation

Atolls

The Maldives is a long and narrow country formed by 20 natural atolls. Some atolls are in the form of a number of islands by time and in the form of isolated reefs, which could be classified as smaller atoll formations. All land above the surface in the Maldives is of coralline origin. The atolls of the Maldives form a quite regular chain and, especially in the northern and central atolls, an arrayed structure is apparent. There are broad and deep channels in between some atolls.The origin of the word atoll itself is in the language of the Maldives

Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi (Haa Alifu Atoll)

Haa Alif Atoll - officially referred as Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi (Northern Thiladhunmathi Atoll) is the northernmost administrative division of the Maldives ...

Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Haa Dhaalu Atoll – officially referred as Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi (Southern Thiladhunmathi Atoll) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It ...

Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi (Shaviyani Atoll)

Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi Atoll (Northern Miladhunmadulu Atoll), also known by the abbreviated name Shaviyani Atoll,[1] is an Administrative division of the ...

Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi (Noonu Atoll)

Southern Miladhunmadulu Atoll or Noonu is an administrative division of the Maldives corresponding to the southern section of Miladhunmadulu Atoll. The capit ...

Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi (Raa Atoll)

Northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll or Raa Atoll is an administrative division from the Maldives. The capital is Ungoofaaru. It includes Northern Maalhosmadulu Atol ...

Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi (Baa Atoll)

Baa Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of three separate natural atolls, namely southern Maalhosmadulu Atoll (which is 42  ...

Faadhippolhu (Lhaviyani Atoll)

Lhaviyani Atoll or Faadhippolhu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. The island of Maafilaafushi was resettled in the 1980s in order to relie ...

Male Atholhu (Kaafu Atoll)

Kaafu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of Kaashidhoo Island, Gahaafaru Atoll, and Malé Atoll (which includes the North ...

Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi (Alifu Alifu Atoll)

Northern Ari Atoll or Alifu Alifu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It was created on March 1, 1984 combining northern section of Ari Atol ...

Ari Atholhu Dhekunuburi (Alifu Dhaalu Atoll)

The separation of Ari Atoll (formerly Alifu Atoll) on March 1, 1984, into a Northern and a Southern section formed the two most recent administrative divisio ...

Felidhe Atholhu (Vaavu Atoll)

Vaavu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives comprising the natural atolls of Felidhu Atoll and the Vattaru Reef. It is the smallest administrat ...

Mulaku Atholhu (Meemu Atoll)

Mulaku Atoll or Meemu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name, also known as Mulak Atoll or ...

Nilandhe Atholhu Uthuruburi (Faafu Atoll)

Northern Nilandhe Atoll, Nilande Atoll North or Faafu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives.It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same nam ...

Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi (Dhaalu Atoll)

Southern Nilandhe Atoll, Nilande Atoll South or Dhaalu' Atoll is one of the atolls of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name.It s ...

Kolhumadulu (Thaa Atoll)

Kolhumadulu Atoll, letter code Thaa is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name. The ancient name of ...

Hahdhunmathi (Laamu Atoll)

Haddhunmathi Atoll or Laamu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name. The administrative cap ...

Huvadhu Atholhu Uthuruburi (Gaafu Alifu Atoll)

Northern Huvadhu Atoll or Gaafu Alifu is an administrative division of the Maldives created on February 8, 1962 when Huvadhu Atoll was divided into two distr ...

Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi (Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll)

Southern Huvadhu Atoll or Gaafu Dhaalu is an administrative district of the Maldives formed by the southwestern section of Huvadhu Atoll. It was created on F ...

Fuvahmulah (Gnaviyani Atoll)

Gnaviyani Atoll is one of the administrative divisions of the Maldives corresponding to the natural atoll, Fuvahmulah. Surfacewise this is the smallest admin ...

Addu Atholhu (Seenu Atoll)

Addu Atoll, previously also known as Seenu Atoll, is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives. Addu Atoll, together with Fuvahmulah, located 52.3 km north of A ...