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The fishing boats are designed in Maldives to travel in shallow water.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 27 Dec 22

As there is an archipelago and blue lagoon in Maldives there are many islands which are close to each other. The fishing boats are designed in such a manner that those who go for fishing has to make the boat sail across the...

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In Fun Island Resort in Maldives the evening breeze is lovely

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 4 Feb 22

In Fun Island Resort in Maldives the evenings are very romantic. As there is a large archipelago the group of islands are at the middle of Indian ocean. They are in the southern hemisphere. So the morning and evening breeze is...

fun island resort

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From flight the archipelago of Maldives are very well visible.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 11 Sep 20

It is a treat for the eyes to see the archipelago of Maldives. Each group of islands are surrounded by blue lagoon. When the Indigo flight comes closer to the airport in Male, the outside scenery from the windows of the flight is...

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Fantasy Book Review Ursula K Le Guin The Farthest Shore

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 6 Dec 19

Bantam Press 1972 - Spoiler alerts The third and final volume in the original mystical fantasy series of Earthsea novels by Le Guin. Two more books were would be added in later years. Sparrowhawk (Ged), the Archmage grand...

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In shallow waters of blue lagoon of Maldives even beginners can swim.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 4 Dec 19

Maldives is famous for archipelago and blue lagoon. In the lagoons there are shallow waters. Fun Island Resort in Maldives have such lagoons. Even the beginners who are not competent in swimming can swim. The waters are warm and...

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Regal Stamp from Malta

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 3 Jun 16

Just when you thought I was finished with Malta, here I am again with the stunning stamp that paid the passage for the Greeting postcard to reach my Southern most shores. Very regal - called the Knights of St John. the history...

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Great Country

ardhidoank @ardhidoank (136) • Indonesia 19 May 12

As the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands and it has 33 provinces with over 238 million of people and the world's third largest democracy and the largest...

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what do you know about my country, Indonesia?

humairaku @humairaku (2038) • Indonesia 24 Oct 11

Hi, Mylotters! I'm really curious to people's opinion about my country, Indonesia. For me Indonesia is a large country, an archipelago country which has thousands islands (maybe Indonesia is the largest archipelago country)....

beautiful scenery

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Indonesia - the seller country of island

advokatku @advokatku (4033) • Indonesia 28 Feb 11

Currently being reported in some Indonesia newspaper actually there are seven major islands and hundreds of small islands in Indonesia region which allegedly sold to citizens of Singapore and Malaysia. The islands are situated on...

The country of Vanuatu.

Lore2009 @Lore2009 (7378) • United States 8 Dec 10

This volcanic archipelago is located in the South Pacific. It was first inhabited by Melanesian people and in the 1880s was administered by both French and the UK. During that time, the country was called New Hebrides until it's...

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The country of Maldives.

Lore2009 @Lore2009 (7378) • United States 12 Nov 10

I finished reading about Maldives. This country is located in the Indian Ocean off of India. It is an archipelago of atolls, not just islands. The capital is Male. The people here speak the language Dhivehi and write in Thaana...

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Whole Earth photos with the Philippine archipelago

alvinwriter @alvinwriter (266) • Philippines 30 Nov 07

The image attached to this discussion (it's also the icon I use) is the only photograph of the Earth as a whole that I've managed to find that shows the Philippines (or at least part of it). Most of the archipelago is hidden in...

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discoverer

neoclassical @neoclassical (157) • Philippines 18 Jan 07

in your own knowledge,who is the real discoverer of the philippines???i've read an article from a newspaper that there were inhabitants in this archipelago before the spanish came..this discussion may help to update information...