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Coral Islands, Maldives

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Coral islands of the Maldives have a beautiful deep blue sea, turquoise reefs and white sandy beaches. The Coral island of the Maladives is a place that abounds in vegetation with lovely palm trees. It appears as though nature took its own sweet time to create this exotic place.

A trip to the Coral islands in the Maladives is not just a tropical getaway but a chance to spend time with one of natures most amazing creations, the coral atoll.

What immediately enters our head when many of us think of a tranquil atoll such as those found in the Coral islands of the Maldives is an image of a isolated, circular array of coral reefs. These remote reefs are bordered with white, sandy islands.

Expect on each island to find a a few lonely, swaying palm trees. Look closely and find a drifting message in a bottle and perhaps a castaway or two.

Were we to consider these Coral islands more closely, however, we would learn that this standard perception of the islands only really skims the surface. Atolls are actually some of the most complex, detailed and vibrant natural structures found anywhere on the planet.

Evolved patiently over many thousands of years by tiny, sea anenome like coral polyps. Atolls gain a recognizable ring shaped coral structure that can easily be tens of kilometers in diameter. Individual atoll reefs in the Coral islands are easily large enough to support these lush tropical islands. In the case of the Maldives, maybe even small towns and cities.

A trip to the Coral islands in the Maladives is not just a tropical getaway but a chance to spend time with one of natures most amazing creations, the coral atoll.