Bathala
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| Waters |
Lakkadive Sea ( Indian Ocean ) |
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| Archipelago | Ari atoll | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 4 '13 " N , 72 ° 56' 43" E | |
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| length | 150 m | |
| width | 300 m | |
| surface | 30 ha | |
Bathala is a small Maldivian island in the northeast of the Ari Atoll in the Indian Ocean . The oval-shaped island measures around 150 meters in length and 300 meters in width and is surrounded by a house reef . It is named after a type of sweet potato ("Bathala" is Dhivehi for "sweet potato"). The otherwise forested tourist island is surrounded by a sandy beach that runs closer to the 45 bungalows for travelers in the interior of the island. In the center of the island there are small shops and utilities.
literature
- Heiner Gstaltmayr: Maldives . Baedeker, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 978-3-8297-1119-7 , pp. 110-111 .
- Linus Geschke: Maldives island Bathala: Don't need wellness, have character , Spiegel Online, November 4, 2014, accessed on December 7, 2014.
Web links
Commons : Bathala - collection of images, videos and audio files
