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CONTENTS
IN THE SHADE OF SWAYING PALM-TREES SIMPLY LET YOUR SPIRIT FLOAT FREE, OR
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN S O M E HOLIDAY READING. THE UNINHABITED ISLAND OF
KUDA BANDOS CAN BE REACHED IN A F E W MINUTES BY B O A T FROM T H E
HOTEL-ISLAND OF BANDOS. ONLY O N FRIDAYS, T H E MUS LIM DAY OF REST, IS
T H E ISLAND RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CITIZENS O F T H E MALDIVE
CAPITAL, MALE.
PAGES 8 - 9
FROM T H E W I N D O W O F T H E SEA-PLANE YOU GLIMPSE, THROUGH T H E
PASSING VEIL O F CLOUD, T H E WEIRD ATOLL FORMATIONS O F T H E MALDIVE
ARCHIPELAGO. A DRAMATIC NATURAL SPECTACLE. THE HOTEL-ISLAND O F ASDU IN
T H E
NORTH MALE ATOLL IS T H E ONLY ISLAND T H A T RISES ABOVE T H E WATER.
ALL T H E O T H E R CORAL BANKS WITHIN T H E
MAJOR ATOLL, LIE JUST A F E W METRES BELOW T H E SEA.
PAGES 1 0 - 1 1
BEFORE THE BIG SUN ISLAND HOTEL RESORT W A S CREAT ED ON THE MILE-LONG,
A N D QUARTER- MILE WIDE ISLAND OF NALAGURAIDHOO, SAND W A S P U M P E D
O U T O F T H E LAGOON FOR YEARS O N END. THE PLAN W A S T O ENLARGE
THE NATURAL BEACHES ROUND T H E ISLAND, T O ACCOMMO DATE 350 BUNGALOWS.
BUT NATURE FOLLOWS ITS O W N PRIMEVAL LAWS. IN N O TIME T H E
LABORIOUSLY P U M P E D OUT SAND FORMED A LONG SPIT O F LAND. PAGES 1 2
- 1 3
THE ISLANDS O F VABBINRAFU A N D IHURU GAZE LIKE H U G E EYES INTO T H E
TROPICAL SKIES. THIS P H O T O FROM 1973 SHOWS T H E WILD, NATURAL
ISLANDS WITH THEIR
UNTOUCHED PROTECTIVE ATOLLS AROUND T H E M . TODAY THEIR N A M E S ARE
BANYAN TREE A N D ANGSANA. BECAUSE T H E REEFS HAVE B E E N BREACHED T O
GIVE ACCESS FOR
BOATS, MANY OF T H E HOTEL-ISLANDS SUFFER FROM EROSION A N D LOSS OF
SAND. PAGES 1 4 - 1 5
BANDOS W A S O N E OF T H E FIRST OF T H E ISLANDS IN T H E
NORTH MATE ATOLL T O B E EXPLOITED FOR TOURISM.TODAY T H E "BANDOS
ISLAND RESORT & SPA" HAS BECOME MORE EXCLUSIVE. BANDOS W A S GIVEN A N E
W FACE; IT W A S
REBUILT A N D COMPLETELY RENOVATED. THE ISLAND, WHICH MEASURES JUST 6 0
0 METRES BY 4 0 0 METRES, IS ONLY 2 0 MINUTES BY B O A T FROM T H E
AIRPORT A N D MAL6, T H E CAP ITAL OF T H E MALDIVES. LIFE O N BANDOS
IS A BIT MORE HEC TIC T H A N O N T H E OTHER MALDIVE ISLANDS. PAGES 1
6 - 1 7
FIFTEEN YEARS A G O IHURU,-IN T H E NORTH MALE ATOLL, WAS A DESERT
ISLAND, OCCASIONALLY VISITED BY FISHER MEN AND OTHERS W H O C A M E T O
G A T H E R COCONUTS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF T H E S E ROBINSON CRUSOE
ISLES
IN THE "PARADISE OF A THOUSAND ATOLLS." OF T H E
1,190 OR SO ISLANDS IN T H E ARCHIPELAGO, ONLY 2 1 5 ARE INHABITED. MORE
T H A N SEVENTY OF T H E UNINHABITED ISLANDS HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO HOTEL
COMPLEXES. PAGES 18 - 1 9
THE FOUR UNINHABITED ISLANDS OF T H E BAA ATOLL LOOK LIKE A STRING O F
PEARLS. REMOTE ISLES IN A VAST O C E A N . W H O D O E S N O T DREAM O F
LIVING IN A PARADISE, AWAY FROM M O D E R N DEVELOPMENTS, IN T H E
INNOCENCE A N D
TRANQUILLITY O F UNDISTURBED NATURE? NO HECTIC DAILY RUSH, N O T
GOVERNED BY T H E CLOCK, JUST LETTING THINGS HAPPEN. ENJOYING T H E
SPACE, T H E WARMTH, T H E LIGHT A N D T H E COLOURS. MALDIVES TEXT:
PAGES 2 0 - 2 3
WITH A F E W EXCEPTIONS, VISITORS A N D NATIVE MALDIVANS KEEP T O
THEMSELVES, EACH O N THEIR O W N
ISLANDS. THE MALDIVAN W O M E N ARE OFF-LIMITS FOR TOURISTS. ANY M O R E
UNINHIBITED KIND O F FRATERNISING, EVEN IT MIGHT HELP TOURISM, IS
UNDESIRABLE IN THIS STRICTLY MOSLEM STATE. THE MALDIVANS CUSTOMARILY
B A T H E FULLY CLOTHED, B U T T H E W O M E N HAVE ALWAYS B E N
SELF-CONFIDENT A N D UNVEILED. MALDIVES TEXT: PAGES 2 4 - 2 7
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C O N T E N T S
HABEEBA, KHADHEYA, LATHEEFA A N D ABIDHERA
IBRAHIM ARE MEMBERS O F T H E TRADITIONAL MUSIC A N D DANCE GROUP FROM
KULHUDFUSHI IN T H E NORTHERN HAADHAAL ATOLL. ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS, SUCH
AS T H E
MOSLEM FESTIVAL OF EID, THEY PERFORM T H E BOLIMALAAFATH NESHUN - T H E
DANCE IN H O M A G E T O T H E
SULTAN. SINCE 1965 THERE HAVE BEEN N O SULTANS T O PAY H O M A G E TO, B
U T T H E DANCE CONTINUES T O ENJOY GREAT POPULARITY. PAGES 2 8 - 2 9
AS RECENTLY AS T H E 1970S T H E BIG BODU BERU DRUM W A S B R O U G H T
O U T FOR ENTERTAINMENT IN T H E EVENING. IT W A S PLAYED EXCLUSIVELY BY
T H E MENFOLK O F T H E VIL LAGE, T O ACCOMPANY THEIR SINGING A N D
DANCING. THE D R U M SHOWS T H E INFLUENCE OF SHIPWRECKED AFRICAN SLAVES
W H O W E R E STRANDED O N T H E ISLANDS. TODAY, T H E
YOUNG PREFER WESTERN ROCK A N D DISCO SOUNDS, JUST A S THEY D O T H E
WORLD OVER. PAGES 3 0 - 3 1
VILLAGE LIFE FOLLOWS A STRICT PATTERN, WHICH ENSURES T H A T EVERYONE
LIVES IN HARMONY. IN THIS REMOTE ISLAND WORLD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IS
ESSENTIAL FOR SURVIVAL. MUCH O F DAILY LIFE TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE IN T H E
WIDE,
NEATLY S W E P T ROADS, WHICH ARE LAID O U T O N EVERY
INHABITED ISLAND, PROVIDING WIND-CORRIDORS T O DRIVE AWAY MOSQUITOES.
HERE T H E W O M E N ALSO H A N G U P T H E FISH WHICH, W H E N DRIED,
ARE A N IMPORTANT MALDIVE EXPORT. PAGES 3 2 - 3 3
THE M E N G O FISHING OR W O R K O N T H E HOTEL-ISLANDS. BUT T H E W O
M E N A N D CHILDREN SCARCELY EVER LEAVE THEIR ISLANDS. THE ISLANDERS
ARE LARGELY SELF-SUFFICIENT. APART FROM IMPORTED RICE, THEY LIVE MAINLY
O N FISH A N D COCONUT PRODUCTS. THE W O M E N EARN A M O D E S T
INCOME BY WEAVING MATS FROM PALM-LEAVES. MORE A N D MORE LUXURY HOTELS
ARE ADOPTING AUTHENTIC PALM ROOFS. PAGES 3 4 - 3 5
THE FISHING-BOATS BUILT FROM PALM-WOOD MUST B E PULLED U P O N T H E
BEACH ONCE A W E E K FOR REPAIR. THIS TASK REQUIRES ALL HANDS. THESE
DHONI BOATS ARE VITAL ON T H E MORE DISTANT ISLANDS A N D ARE A
PRICELESS POS SESSION. ONLY A M A N W H O O W N S A B O A T CAN M A K E
ANY MONEY. WITHOUT BOATS THERE WOULD B E N O FISH A N D N O LINKS WITH T
H E OUTSIDE WORLD. PAGES 3 6 - 3 7
THERE CAN B E N O PARADISE WITHOUT RAIN. THE W E A T H E R PATTERN IS
MAINLY DETERMINED BY T H E T W O M O N SOON SEASONS, IN WHICH T H E
WINDS BLOW FROM O P P O SITE DIRECTIONS. HEAVY RAINSTORMS OCCUR MAINLY
B E T W E E N MAY A N D OCTOBER. AS IN M O S T PARTS O F T H E WORLD, IT
IS IMPOSSIBLE T O M A K E PRECISE FORECASTS, B U T EVEN IN T H E RAINY
SEASON T H E SUN SHINES MOST O F T H E TIME. PAGES 3 8 - 3 9
AN INTIMATE FAMILY IDYLL IN T H E PROTECTION OF A WALLED FAMILY C O M P
O U N D O N KAMADHOO IN T H E BAA ATOLL, MANY YEARS AGO. MOST O F T H E
INHABITED ISLANDS N O W HAVE ELECTRICITY A N D SEWERAGE. GENERATORS P U
M P
RAINWATER INTO LARGE FRESH-WATER TANKS. THE OLD WELLS HAVE SERVED THEIR
PURPOSE. PAGES 4 0 - 4 1
MALE INTERNATINAL AIRPORT. IN 1981, T H E LITTLE LANDING-STRIP O N T H E
FORMERLY INHABITED ISLAND OF HULULE WAS, WITH INTERNATIONAL AID,
EXTENDED INTO A RUNWAY FOR WIDE-BODIED JETS. FROM THIS STATIC AIR
CRAFT-CARRIER, BUILT O F CORAL ROCK, HOTEL GUESTS ARE TAK E N OFF IN
WATER-TAXIS O R BY HELICOPTER T O T H E OUTLYING RESORT ISLAND. PAGES 4
2 - 4 3
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WHAT HAS CHANGED O N T H E MAIN ISLAND SINCE T H E 1970S? EVERYTHING!
TODAY MALE HAS JOINED " T H E MODERN AGE" AND IS OVERFLOWING WITH G O O
D S FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THERE ARE N O UNSPOILT AREAS LEFT
ON THIS MILE-SQUARE ISLAND. OVER 8 0 , 0 0 0 PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK HERE.
ON MARINE DRIVE - BODUTHAKURUFAANU MAGU - SKYSCRAPERS DEFINE T H E
SKYLINE. PAGES 44 - 4 5
IN T H E EARLY 1970S T H E W H O L E O F MALE W A S STILL A
DUSTY PEDESTRIAN ZONE. MEN WITH HANDCARTS CARRIED T H E F E W GOODS,
LIKE COCONUTS A N D FISH, T H A T W E R E
B R O U G H T IN DHONIS FROM T H E OUTLYING ISLANDS. THE HOUSES HAD
SMALL, TREE-SHADED GARDENS, A N D T H E ONLY AIR LINK W A S A N AIR
CEYLON SERVICE T H A T LANDED O N NEIGHBOURING HULULE ISLAND, A F E W
TIMES A W E E K .
PAGES 4 6 - 4 7
EARLY IN THE MORNING, BEFORE SUNRISE A T 5 A.M., T H E BRIGHTLY PAINTED
FISHING-BOATS, CALLED DHONIS, LEAVE THE HARBOUR AND RETURN T O T H E
FISH-MARKET IN MALE AT ABOUT 4 P.M. ON G O O D DAYS, SEVERAL HUNDRED
FISH ARE CAUGHT IN A FEW HOURS. IN T H E T U N A SEASON T H E
BOATS ARE HEAVILY LADEN WITH "BONITOS" A N D T H E MASSIVE
"YELLOW-FINS". PAGES 4 8 - 4 9
FROM T H E AIR, YOU G E T A FASCINATING IMPRESSION O F T H E MALDIVE
ATOLLS. THESE ISLANDS, WHICH HAVE EVOLVED FROM CIRCULAR CORAL REEFS, ARE
KNOWN BY T H E MALDIVIANS AS "ATOLU," FROM WHICH T H E INTERNATIONALLY
ACCEPTED TERM "ATOLL" IS DERIVED, T O DESCRIBE ANY CORAL ISLAND. THIS, T
H E LARGEST REEF FORMATION IN T H E WORLD, IS A MIRACLE OF NATURE, YET
IS CREATED BY
MINUTE CREATURES - T H E CORAL POLYPS. PAGES 5 0 - 5 1
VELIGANDU ISLAND RESORT IS A HOTEL-ISLAND IN T H E RASDU ATOLL. ITS LONG
S A N D B A N K IS M A D E U P OF FINELY GROUND CORAL A N D SHELLS. THE
RHYTHM O F T H E TIDES A N D T H E FORCE OF T H E MONSOONS CONSTANTLY
SHIFT T H E
BANK A N D ALTER ITS SHAPE; SOMETIMES IT DISAPPEARS ALTOGETHER.LN T H E
MALDIVES, T H E PHRASE "CLOSE T O T H E BEACH" SHOULD ALWAYS B E TAKEN
LITERALLY. PAGES 52 - 5 3
MALE, THE METROPOLIS A N D POPULATION-CENTRE O F T H E MALDIVES, IS
HOPELESSLY OVERCROWDED WITH HOUSES OVER 800 CARS AND THOUSANDS OF
MOPEDS, BICYCLES AND BOATS. IT IS T H E ONLY URBAN SETTLEMENT IN THIS
ISLAND STATE, THE NERVE-CENTRE O F POLITICS, COMMERCE,
RELIGION AND CULTURE. ON A N ADJACENT ISLAND, JUST A FEW MINUTES AWAY BY
BOAT, LIES T H E AIRPORT, T H E ONLY LINK WITH THE MODERN WORLD. PAGES 5
4 - 5 5
A LOW-LYING ISLAND IS FORMED. COCONUTS ARE W A S H E D ASHORE,
PALM-TREES G R O W A N D THEIR ROOTS STABILIZE T H E SAND. SEA-BIRDS A N
D HERMIT-CRABS ARE T H E FIRST INHABITANTS. THE UPPER PART O F T H E
BEACH A N D T H E
GREEN INTERIOR O F T H E ISLAND LIE A B O U T 6 F E E T (2 M)
ABOVE SEA-LEVEL, WHILE T H E REST O F T H E VISIBLE AREA, T H E LAGOON,
IS U P T O 6 F E E T U N D E R W A T E R .
PAGES 56 - 5 7
ALL COCONUT-PALMS IN T H E MALDIVES BELONG T O T H E STATE A N D ARE
LEASED T O T H E ISLANDERS. SO IF YOU W A N T T O T A K E A COCONUT, YOU
SHOULD ASK FIRST. THE PALMS
OF KUDA BANDOS, LEANING PICTURESQUELY OVER T H E WATER, ARE D O O M E D
T O DISAPPEAR, BECAUSE T H E PRO TECTIVE REEF AROUND T H E ISLAND HAS B
E E N D A M A G E D . STORMS A N D CURRENTS ARE WASHING AWAY MORE A N D
MORE O F T H E SAND. PAGES 58 - 5 9
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THE MALDIVES ARE A CHAIN O F GREAT A N D SMALL ATOLLS. RASDU, WITH A
DIAMETER OF LESS T H A N 6 MILES (9.5 KM) IS T H E SMALLEST OF T H E G R
E A T ATOLLS. IT LIES A T T H E NORTHERN E N D OF T H E ARI ATOLL A N D
COMPRISES FOUR ISLANDS. RASDU ISLAND ITSELF IS INHABITED BY FISHER
MEN, WHILE KURAMATHI A N D VELIGANDU A R E TOURIST RESORTS. PAGES 6 0 -
61
"LIKE GAZING A T A DISPLAY O F J A D E NECKLACES WITH EMERALDS STREWN B
E T W E E N T H E M O N BLUE VELVET." THAT IS H O W THOR HEYERDAHL
DESCRIBED T H E MALDIVES. THE ROUND, OVAL, LONG O R CRESCENT-SHAPED
ISLETS RISE
ONLY A F E W METRES ABOVE T H E INDIAN OCEAN. IF T H E SEA-LEVEL W E R E
REALLY T O RISE SIGNIFICANTLY IN FUTURE, T H E ISLANDS WOULD B E DOOMED.
PAGES 62 - 6 3
EVERY DAY A T 6 P.M. T H E SUN BIDS ITS BRIEF FAREWELL. HERE, CLOSE T O
T H E EQUATOR, T H E DAYS A N D NIGHTS LAST A N EQUAL 12 HOURS. ALTHOUGH
T H E TEMPERATURE ONLY DROPS BY A F E W DEGREES A T NIGHT, IT FEELS
PLEASANTLY COOL. THE RELATIVELY HIGH HUMIDITY IS M A D E TOLERABLE
BY T H E GENTLE B U T STEADY SEA-BREEZE. PAGES 6 4 - 6 5
IN 1979 IHURU W A S O P E N E D U P T O TOURISM. THE OVAL ISLET IS JUST
2 0 0 YARDS WIDE A N D CAN B E COMFORTABLY WALKED ROUND IN 15 MINUTES.
THE N U M B E R W H O
COULD STAY HERE USED T O B E LIMITED BY T H E ISLAND'S FRESH W A T E R
SUPPLY. TODAY, A DESALINATION-PLANT MAKES IT POSSIBLE T O A C C O M M O
D A T E U P T O 7 4 GUESTS
O N IHURU. PAGES 6 6 - 6 7
"AT 6 IN T H E MORNING W E BOARDED T H E ALADIN, T H E FIRST DHONI T O
HAVE A N ENGINE, A N D S E T OFF FOR T H E ARI ATOLL. A LIGHT WIND W A S
BLOWING, A N D T H E MAINSAIL W A S SET. HELPED BY T H E DIESEL ENGINE W
E GLIDED
SWIFTLY OVER A CALM SEA A N D C A U G H T 3 8 'BONITOS'. W E M A D E A
WELCOME PRESENT O F T H E S E A T T H E FIRST INHAB ITED ISLAND W E
REACHED." FROM MARION FRIEDEL'S 1973 DIARY. PAGES 6 8 - 6 9
THE CARGO-CARRYING SAILING-BOATS ARE CALLED BATHELI. THEY ONCE PLIED B E
T W E E N T H E ISLANDS A N D C A M E FROM T H E OUTLYING ATOLLS T O T H
E SULTAN'S ISLAND, T H E CAPITAL MALE, WHICH IS T H E ONLY CENTRE FOR
TRADING A N D TRAN
SHIPMENT. IN T H E FICKLE WINDS, LONG TRIPS COULD T A K E WEEKS,
SOMETIMES MONTHS. NOT UNTIL T H E 1970S W E R E T H E FIRST
SAILING-BOATS FITTED WITH DIESEL
ENGINES. PAGES 7 0 - 7 1
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF MALDIVIANS LIVE IN O N E W A Y OR A N O T H
E R FROM FISHING. NEXT T O TOURISM, THIS INDUSTRY REPRESENTS T H E MAIN
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF T H E ARCHIPELAGO. FISHING WITH NETS IS U N C O M M
O N IN T H E MALDIVES; FISH ARE C A U G H T WITH HOOKS A N D LIVE
BAIT. PAGES 72 - 7 3
IF YOU W A N T NOTHING MORE T H A N SUN, SEA A N D A LITTLE DOLCE FAR
NIENTE - T H E MALDIVES OFFER A VERITABLE PAR ADISE. "BY ALLAH, I ENVY
THIS MAN, A N D WISH T H E
ISLAND BELONGED T O ME, S O I MIGHT RETREAT ENTIRELY FROM T H E WORLD."
MORE T H A N SIX CENTURIES AGO, T H A T W A S T H E DREAM O F T H E
MOORISH TRAVELLER, IBN BATTUTA. PAGES 7 4 - 7 5
6
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STONE-RAYS AND STING-RAYS ARE VERY INQUISITIVE A N D
HAVE NO FEAR OF HUMAN BEINGS. ON MANY ISLANDS THEY COME EVERY DAY A T T
H E S A M E TIME INTO T H E SHAL LOW WATER OF THE INNER REEF. THEY EVEN
LET YOU
STROKE AND TICKLE THEM. IF THEY FEEL A T EASE, THERE IS NO RISK OF BEING
STUNG BY T H E DANGEROUS BARBS IN THEIR TAIL. PAGES 76 - 7 7
THE DIVING-INSTRUCTOR HERRWARTH VOIGTMANN HAS N O F E A R O F SHARKS;
SINCE T H O S E FOUND IN MALDIVE WATERS ARE QUITE HARMLESS. FOR MANY
YEARS IT W A S T H E FASH ION T O LURE T H E SHARKS WITH FOOD, A N D
PROVIDE T H E
HOLIDAYMAKERS WITH A SPECTACULAR UNDERWATER CIR CUS. AS A RESULT, T H E
CREATURES LOST THEIR NATURAL
PREDATORY INSTINCTS A N D B E G G E D T O B E FED. TO PROTECT T H E
SHARKS T H E S E S H O W S HAVE N O W B E E N STOPPED. PAGES 7 8 - 7 9
THE ENDANGERED SPECIES IN T H E MARINE ECOSYSTEM INCLUDE THE CORALS AND
ALSO T H E GREEN SEA-TURTLES. FOR THEIR FIRST YEAR THEY ARE REARED IN A
PROTECTIVE C A G E IN THE SHALLOW WATER OF T H E VABBINFARU LAGOON. WHEN
THEY HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO T H E WILD, SMALL TRANSMITTERS SEND BACK
VALUABLE INFORMATION A B O U T THEIR MIGRATION ROUTES. MORE T H A N 6 0
TURTLES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN RELASED INTO FREEDOM BY AZEEZ A N D HIS TEAM. PAGES 80 - 81
THE UNDERWATER WORLD OF T H E MALDIVES IS A M O N G T H E FINEST T H A T
T H E WORLD'S OCEANS HAVE T O OFFER. THANKS T O CONSISTENT CONSERVATION,
T H E EXTRAORDINARY DIVER SITY O F SPECIES, WHICH W A S DEPLETED IN T H
E EARLY
YEARS OF TOURISM BY HUNTING A N D COLLECTING, H A S
LARGELY B E E N ABLE T O REGENERATE. A BRIEF GLIMPSE INTO T H E
CRYSTAL-DEAR WATERS FOR DIVING A N D SNORKELLING. PAGES 8 2 - 8 3
TO D A T E BAROS A N D O T H E R HOTEL RESORTS HAVE BEEN
BUILT O N MORE T H A N 8 0 ISLANDS IN T H E ATOLLS O F RAA, BAA,
LHAVIYANI, NORTH MALE, SOUTH MALE, ARI, VAAVU, FAAFU, DHAALU, MEEMU, A N
D SEENU. THE SMALLEST COMPLEX, WITH JUST 7 ROOMS, IS O N KUDAHITI IN T H
E
NORTH MALE ATOLL. MORE RESORTS ARE T O B E S E T U P O N O T H E R
ISLANDS. THIS WILL GIVE T H E POPULATIONS O F ALL T H E ATOLLS A SHARE
IN TOURISM. PAGES 8 4 - 8 9
FOR FORTY YEARS MICHAEL FRIEDEL A N D HIS CAMERA HAVE REMAINED FAITHFUL
T O T H E MALDIVES. IN 1973 T H E SRI LANKAN AIR FORCE HELPED HIM T O
TAKE T H E FIRST EVER AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF T H E MALDIVE ARCHIPELAGO.
FOR HIM IT WAS LOVE A T FIRST SIGHT; FOR T H E MALDIVIANS IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME THEY HAD SEEN THEIR ISLANDS FROM THE AIR. THE PHOTOGRAPHER
TALKS A B O U T HIS W O R K A N D WHAT HAS BEEN DONE WITH IT. PAGES 9 0
- 9 1
ON T H E BACK PAGES: GENERAL INFORMATION USEFUL TIPS
CLIMATIC TABLES ISLAND ETIQUETTE BOOKS OF TRAVEL AND DISCOVERY MAPS,
IMPRINT
PAGES 9 2 - 9 6 |
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| dewey-search | 915.49500222 |
| dewey-sort | 3915.49500222 |
| dewey-tens | 910 - Geography and travel |
| discipline | Geographie |
| edition | New, updated ed. |
| format | Book |
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