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The marine wildlife of Baa Atoll consists of marine species living in a circular archipelago in the Maldives, inside the administrative division of Baa Atoll, which is the southern part of Maalhosmadulu Atoll. Baa Atoll was named a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2011.〔(Baa Atoll, Maldives: UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve ) on Visitmaldives.com.〕 The whole is approximately 38 km by 46 km, covering a surface of 1,127 km2.〔Paul S. Kench ''et al.'', "(The geomorphology of Baa (south Maalhosmadulu) atoll and its reef islands )", ''in'' Andréfoüet ''et al.'', ''Biodiversity, resources, and conservation of Baa atoll (Republic of Maldives) : a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve'', Washington DC, Atoll Research Bulletin, 2012〕 However, the atoll shelters only 5.5 km2 of emerged land, consisting of sandy islands not higher than 3.19 m, and of which half do not exceed an area of 10 hectares. The administrative subdivision of Baa, shelters 11,910 inhabitants, distributed on 13 of the 75 islands, 8 other islands being island resorts; the capital is Eydhafushi. The archipelago has been located inside the UNESCO Biosphere reserve since 2011.〔"(Baa Atoll, Maldives: UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve )", on visitmaldives.com.〕 Its shallow waters, particularly rich in coral and fish as well as turtles and dolphins, madk a favored place for seaside and underwater tourism.〔 The ecosystem is characterized by a very high rate of coral cover, highly diverse and dominated by table, digitate and branched corals of the genus ''Acropora''. The shallow waters of this atoll and its particular richness in corals and fish have made it destination for underwater tourism.〔 The presence of huge animals such as manta rays and whale sharks add spectacular encounters to the beauty of the place.〔(The Manta Trust ) on marinesavers.com〕 All of the images illustrating this article, except for the satellite view, were taken in the waters of Baa Atoll. == General view == Image:Baa Atoll.jpg|Map of the Baa atoll. The north is on the right. Image:Baa atoll islands.JPG|Aerial view of a part of Baa atoll. Image:Maldives island.JPG|A typical uninhibited island of Baa atoll, with its coral reef. Image:Reethi Beach Maldives.jpg|A view of the resort island of Fonimagoodhoo. Image:Baa Atoll (Voavah).JPG|A typical underwater landscape of Baa atoll dominated by coral, at Voavah. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marine wildlife of Baa Atoll」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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