
The
Maldives : ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ,
Dhivehi Raa'je), officially
Republic of Maldives (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ,
Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya), also referred to as the
Maldive Islands, is an
island nation in the
Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of
twenty six Atoll oriented north-south off
India's Lakshadweep islands. about 700 kilometres (430 mi) south-west of Sri lanka and 400 kilometres (250 mi) south-west of India. During the colonial era, the Dutch referred to the country as "Maldivische Eilanden" in their documentation, while "Maldive Islands" is the anglicised version of the local name used by the British, which later came to be written "Maldives".
Note : In the picture one of the resort with white sand beach.