Giri (underwater mountain)

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Two giris directly above the island and the water bungalows in Moofushi Kandu

In Dhivehi , the language of the Maldives , a giri is the name for an underwater mountain that, unlike a thila, reaches to the surface of the water and can protrude from the water at low tide .

description

Giri's stand, as well thilas within Kandus where they receive flow of nutrient-rich water. On the sometimes steep sides there are overhangs and caves that small fish use as hiding places and which are hunted by larger fish.

Diving

The flat relief and lower currents a Giri for is novice diver and underwater - Macro -Photographen most suitable.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ From Thilas, Giris & Kandus - Diving in the Maldives. Retrieved August 15, 2016
  2. ↑ Tom Masters: Maldives , 2009, Lonely Planet Verlag, ISBN 9781741790139 , p. 71
  3. ↑ TAUCHEN , year Top Special Verlag GmbH & Co KG , September 2016 edition