Atoll expedition in 1897. The third expedition in 1898 was led by Alfred Edmund Finckh. On January 6, 2009, U.S. President George W. Bush announced the creation of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, covering several islands and atolls under U.S. jurisdiction. Atoll An atoll (, , , , or ), sometimes called a coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. The coral of the atoll often sits atop the rim of an extinct seamount or volcano which has
Fulidhoo (Vaavu Atoll) Fulidhoo (Vaavu Atoll) Fulidhoo (Dhivehi:ފުލިދޫ) is the most northern of the inhabited islands of Vaavu Atoll in the Maldives. It is famous for Maldivian cultural events like Langiri, a traditional dance with drums and Thaara. Fulidhoo is one of the islands of the Vaavu Atoll. Located in the Laccadive Sea, the island is south of the country's capital, Malé. The land area of the island is in 2018, up from in 2007. The island has a large lagoon, which is used as a natural harbour. In 2012, Fulidhoo had two fishing vessels. The majority of the catch was of fish