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NATURE & GEOLOGY<br />
MOVING<br />
MOUNTAINS<br />
How the last remaining traces of prehistoric ocean<br />
volcanoes formed the world’s flattest nation<br />
WORDS FATHIMATH LAMYA ABDULLA, PHOTOS SHAAHINA ALI<br />
Being the lowest-lying country in the world,<br />
one might not assume that the Maldives was<br />
built upon mountains. Yet, millions of years<br />
ago, the growth and decline of a submerged<br />
volcanic ridge laid the foundations for an<br />
oceanic nation.<br />
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