Atoll |
It is a reef belt grown on the basaltic ground of an extinguished volcano. |
Boduberu |
The Maldivian drum. It is used also for the tourist entertainment during the Maldivian evenings at the resorts. |
Dhoni |
Maldivian boat used for fishery, now used also for the tourists transportation. |
Dhivehi |
Official language of the Maldives.. |
Diving |
Dive centre on the island |
Falhu |
Lagoon surrounded by the reef, with one or more islands. |
Faru |
Big coral reef which emerges with low tide. |
Finolhu |
Island with a few or no coconut palm. |
Fushi |
Big island. |
Giri |
Small reef on the surface. |
House Reef |
Reef surrounding the island. |
Kandu |
Channel towards an external reef. |
Malè |
Maldives Capital |
Night Fish |
A type of fishery taking place at the sunset with simple threads (often wrapped on any kind of objects, such as wood, plastic bottles etc) and hooks with baits. |
Ocean Pass |
Channels of different lengths separating the atoll internal lagoon from the Indian ocean. |
Open air maldivian Bath |
In this bath, the shower-bath has no ceiling, unlike the rest of the room. Sometimes there are two showers: one open-air and the other inside the bathroom. |
Ruffiyaa |
Maldivian currency. |
Seaplane |
Seaplane transferring tourists from the airport to the islands. |
Snorkeling-snorkel |
Swim on the sea surface with fins, mask and snorkel to explore the reef. |
Thila |
Means “shallow”. This is the name of the reef pinnacle emerging from the ocean bottom. |