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Vacation in Maldives (or Maldive Islands)
The Maldives (or Maldive Islands), officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean.The Maldives is located south of India’s Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives’ encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, two hundred and fifty islands are inhabited.
The name “Maldives” may derive from Maale Dhivehi Raajje . Some scholars believe that the name “Maldives” derives from the Sanskrit maladvipa, meaning “garland of islands”, or from mahila dvipa, meaning “island of women”, but these names are not found in ancient Sanskrit literature. Instead, classical Sanskrit texts mention the “Hundred Thousand Islands” (Lakshadweepa); a generic name which would include not only the Maldives, but also the Laccadives and the Chagos island groups.[citation needed] Another theory suggests that the name “Maldives” derives from the Tamil “mala tivu” meaning “a garland of islands.” Some medieval Arab travellers such as Ibn Batuta called the islands “Mahal Dibiyat” from the Arabic word Mahal (“palace”).” This is the name presently inscribed in the scroll of the Maldive state emblem.
Holiday at Bora Bora Island
Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island, located about 230 kilometres (140Â mi) northwest of Papeete, is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. In the center of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano rising to two peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, the highest point at 727 metres (2,385Â ft). The original name of the island in the Tahitian language might be better rendered as Pora Pora, meaning “First Born”; an early transcription found in 18th- and 19th century accounts, is Bolabolla (or “Bollabolla”).
The major settlement, Vaitape is on the western side of the island, opposite the main channel into the lagoon. The products of the island are mostly limited to what can be obtained from the sea and coconut trees, which were historically of economic importance for copra.
During the August 2007 census, the population on the island was about 8,880 people.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bora_bora
Best 10 Beaches in America (USA) (2008)
According to Dr. Beach, who is director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research. He uses many criteria in selecting the best beaches — for instance; water and sand quality, facilities and environment…etc.
1. Caladesi Island State Park in Clearwater, Dunedin, Fla.
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