Here is a close-up view of an Atoll. It looks pretty much like a basin in the sea. The formation of an Atoll starts when coral settle around an organic island forming a fringing reef. Later the reef expands and the island subsides down beneath the water leaving a ring of coral with a lagoon in the middle. Learn more about the formation of Atolls at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atolls.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
006_happy pilot
Saturday, May 12, 2007
005_air taxi
There are a number of resorts very far away from Male. If you choose to stay on those islands, the only possible way to get there and you still look cool is by seaplane. The main air taxi operator in Maldives is called Maldivian Air Taxi and they use the Canadian De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter for all their taxis. It’s quite a cool plane my colleague claimed it takes very short distance for take off. I have no suggestion for taking this air taxi except for ‘get your wallet ready’. (for tips on taking taxis in Singapore see 005_fair fare? and 006_seating capacity at http://urban-o-mania.blogspot.com and in Dubai see 009_flexi-fare at http://urbanomania-ae.blogspot.com)
004_atolls
The Republic of Maldives is a small country formed by 22 Atolls and a number of islands. (Singapore is another small island country. See 001_portrait of a potemkin city at http://urban-o-mania.blogspot.com) The word ‘Atoll’ is originated from Dhivehi language, which is the native language spoken in Maldives. Charles Darwin described Atolls as ‘a subset in a special class of islands, the unique property of which is the presence of an organic reef’. Learn more about the formation of Atolls at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atolls.
003_colourful monotony
002_island capital
Male is the capital of the Republic of Maldives. It is a city on an island. The majority of the country’s 301,475-people population is living here. (source: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/maldives?a=facts) It is connected to the Male international airport, which is on a nearby island, by boats. Traveling back and forth between these two islands is a norm in Maldives.
001_when I’m feeling blue
When I was very young, during art classes I always used blue crayon for water. (and yeah I used the same bloody blue for sky as well.) It’s funny that we associate blue colour with water when in reality it’s hardly blue at all. It’s kind of ok to use blue for sea because the real thing is sort of blue but kids also use blue for water in canals and rivers. When we grow older we learn that the blue colour of the sea turns darker when it gets deeper. We also learn that in some places like Maldives or Mauritius, there are many shades of blue. Kids, don’t try to paint the sea in Maldives because you won’t get it right…
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