| Heavenly turquoise blue waters, lush tropical | | | | Bamboos. Flowering plants include Bougainvillaea |
| islands and Robinson Crusoe type isolation - these | | | | and Frangipani.The islands have an incredible |
| are just some of the images that come to mind | | | | number of colourful, tropical fish and when you |
| when we think about travelling to the Maldives. | | | | visit you're bound to see many of them. A few |
| Picture yourself lounging on the white sand | | | | of these include Butterfly fish, Dolphins, Anglefish, |
| beaches of the Maldives. In this article you will | | | | Parrotfish and Flutemouth. The colours and shapes |
| discover a new world altogether - a beautiful | | | | of some of these fish are as varied and intriguing |
| world beyond the imagination of most people. A | | | | as their names would suggest. Divers are sure to |
| world where you can be one of a small handful of | | | | have an experience of a lifetime in the |
| people that have an island all to themselves. This | | | | Maldives.While there are a healthy variety of birds |
| world is called The Maldives.Location Of The | | | | inhabiting the islands, there are fewer varieties of |
| MaldivesThe Maldives are a group of tiny islands | | | | land based animals. Common to the islands are |
| that are set in the Indian Ocean - the closest | | | | flying foxes, geckos and garden lizards.There are |
| countries to the Maldives are India and Sri Lanka. | | | | over 100 species of birds - expect to see crows, |
| There are approximately 1200 separate islands in | | | | parakeets, and waterhens as well as koel birds. |
| the Maldives and only about one sixth of these | | | | Also present are herons, seagulls and |
| are populated. The capital of the Maldives is Male - | | | | noddys.Activities In The MaldivesThe Maldives |
| the most densely inhabited island. But while Male, it | | | | offers its guests a huge range of activities & |
| seems, is simply bursting from the seams, there | | | | recreation and depending on the resort that you |
| certainly are no space problems on the other | | | | choose you may get to sample a few or all of |
| islands. Male holds about a third of the Maldivian | | | | them.Some activities are diving - canoeing - night |
| population while the remaining are scattered | | | | fishing - island hopping - water and land |
| around various other islands.Flora & Fauna That | | | | sports.According to Word Net, The noun Maldive |
| Inhabit The Islands & Surrounding | | | | Islands has one meaning: a group of about 1,200 |
| WatersContrary to the first impressions of many, | | | | small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the |
| the Maldives islands are not especially hospitable to | | | | Indian ocean.Make Maldives your luxury vacation |
| plants, mainly because the soil does not have the | | | | and you can be relaxing on one of these |
| nutrients to support a large and varied diversity | | | | islands!To discover more about the Maldives, you |
| of plant life. The main type of vegetation include | | | | can subscribe to Travel Maldives Network |
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| mangroves. Also found are Breadfruit trees and | | | | details, pictures and videos. |