Maldives topographic map

Name: Maldives topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Maldives (-0.90749 72.35542 7.31062 73.97010)

Average elevation: 0 m

Minimum elevation: 0 m

Maximum elevation: 12 m

The Maldivian Archipelago is located on the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge, a vast submarine mountain range in the Indian Ocean; this also forms a terrestrial ecoregion, together with the Chagos Archipelago and Lakshadweep. With an average ground-level elevation of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, and a highest natural point of only 5.1 metres (17 ft), it is the world's lowest-lying country.