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Geography and Environment of Maldives
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Maldives.
Detailed geography
Physical Features
- Terrain
- flat, with white sandy beaches
- Climate
- tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
- Highest Point
- 2 — unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m
- Lowest Point
- Indian Ocean 0 m
Borders and Area
- Area (Comparative)
- about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Natural Resources and Hazards
- Natural Resources
- fish
- Natural Hazards
- low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea level rise
Environment and Land Use
- Current Environmental Issues
- depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching
- International Agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements