Atlas of the Maldives

A reference for Travellers Divers and Sailors

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Fish & Ocean Life, Marine Life, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel
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Author: Timothy Godfrey ISBN: 1230002249155
Publisher: Atoll Editions Publication: April 2, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Timothy Godfrey
ISBN: 1230002249155
Publisher: Atoll Editions
Publication: April 2, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

Fully revised and updated with detailed maps of all atolls and features including dive sites, surfing sites, mangroves, turtle and bird nesting islands, protected marine areas and a complete island index with a new grid referencing system. Includes a history of early mapping and information on atoll structure and formation, based on the latest science. This book has stunning color photos of islands and useful information for travelling in the atolls.

Blurb:

This 6th edition of Atlas of the Maldives has been fully revised and updated to reflect the many changes occurring on both land and at sea since the last edition in 2007. It includes new material on the early mapping of the Maldives and its impact on science. The writings of Moresby, Darwin and other recent researchers, are used to explain the formation, structure and geological history of the Maldives.

• Detailed Atoll Maps

• Islands & Features

• History & Shipwrecks

• Diving & Surfing

• Wetlands & Lakes

• Protected Marine Areas

• Marine LIfe

• Turtles & Birds

"The first view of these Islands from seaward, is imposing, and impresses a stranger with a favorable idea of them. Imagine a beautiful verdant fringe, of a mile or so in extent emerging suddenly from the sea on the distant horizon."

Mr ‘Prentice’ Boyce, Purser aboard Captain Robert Moresby’s survey ship Benares, 1836.

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Fully revised and updated with detailed maps of all atolls and features including dive sites, surfing sites, mangroves, turtle and bird nesting islands, protected marine areas and a complete island index with a new grid referencing system. Includes a history of early mapping and information on atoll structure and formation, based on the latest science. This book has stunning color photos of islands and useful information for travelling in the atolls.

Blurb:

This 6th edition of Atlas of the Maldives has been fully revised and updated to reflect the many changes occurring on both land and at sea since the last edition in 2007. It includes new material on the early mapping of the Maldives and its impact on science. The writings of Moresby, Darwin and other recent researchers, are used to explain the formation, structure and geological history of the Maldives.

• Detailed Atoll Maps

• Islands & Features

• History & Shipwrecks

• Diving & Surfing

• Wetlands & Lakes

• Protected Marine Areas

• Marine LIfe

• Turtles & Birds

"The first view of these Islands from seaward, is imposing, and impresses a stranger with a favorable idea of them. Imagine a beautiful verdant fringe, of a mile or so in extent emerging suddenly from the sea on the distant horizon."

Mr ‘Prentice’ Boyce, Purser aboard Captain Robert Moresby’s survey ship Benares, 1836.

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