Maldives: Top Photos

A thousand coral atolls barely above the Indian Ocean's surface

Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
A scattering of atolls from above — none of it rises more than six feet above the surface, which gives every visit here an undercurrent of urgency. © Dr. Ondřej Havelka (cestovatel), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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