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Asia & Oceania

Real vs fake islands in the Maldives and beyond

By BERNHARD KRIEGER
The Patina Maldives Resort has a perfect half-moon curve. — Patina Maldives/dpa

The Maldives is an archipelago that is constantly expanding, with new human-made islands being constantly added to the area’s 1,192 natural islands.

The latest and largest project is the Fari Islands in the North Male Atoll.

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