Geography of the Maldives
By Paradise • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: View from the topWhere are the Maldive Islands? The group of 1,200 islands (give or take a few) lies in the Indian Ocean, between just south of the equator and 8 degrees north, about 675 km south-west of Sri Lanka. About 200 islands are inhabited. The total area including land and sea is about 90,000 square km. The [...]