Addu Coast

Addu is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives, its islands and reefs lying south of the equator. The chain of Maldivian atolls stretches far to the north, enclosing lagoons within low coral islands. Arab and Persian traders visited the archipelago, whose cowrie shells and coconut fibre entered exchange across the Indian Ocean. Addu's sheltered waters formed part of this island world at the southern end of the chain.