The Republic of Maldives is a tiny island nation located in the Indian Ocean approximately 700 miles southwest of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka is an island off the southeastern tip of India). The Maldives have been inhabited since 300BC and are comprised of nearly 1200 isles. Today two hundred of those islands are inhabited, while another eighty of them are used as tourist resorts. One-third of the population lives on the same island in the capital city of Malé. The Republic of Maldives is one of the least populated countries in Asia, with a total population of almost 400,000. The Maldives is also one of the lowest countries on earth; the highest point is only seven feet above sea level. This, of course, can be problematic. The country was hit especially hard by the 2004 tsunami when waves reached fourteen feet high. You can find out more about another related concern by reading the article at this address: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8312320.stm
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7 comments:
what way did the tsunami come From
when they say 1000 at the bottom is that feet??
probably not. nobody measures big things in feet.
The 1192 island chain is at severe threat from rising sea levels.
-Dr. smooth1e
(sorry i forgot my username or password im not sure which one)
The president held the first under water cabinet meeting.
The Maldives are having a lot of trouble with rising sea levels.
They need help so they don't get wiped out.
That is soo cool. I didnt know that their highest peak is only 7feet higher then sea level.
-Hayden Brown
Recently BBC says that "None of the coral islands are measures more than 1.8 metres or six feet above sea level and that this makes them vulnerable to a rise in sea level which is related with globel warming." I think thats interesting
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