Malé

The harbour

Malé is the capital of the Maldives, a small, densely built island on the southern edge of North Malé Atoll in the Indian Ocean. Almost every part of the island is covered by buildings, and it is linked by bridge to the airport island of Hulhulé.

Because the Maldives produces little besides fish and tourism services, the port handles nearly all of the country's imported food, fuel and goods. Fishing, especially for tuna, has long been central to island life. Sailors here must navigate carefully among coral reefs and atoll channels, and the harbour is busy with dhonis, the traditional Maldivian boats used for transport.

Malé in PerpeNaval

Region

Indian Ocean

Country

Maldives

Position

4.17°N 73.51°E

Size in the game

a small port (tier 0)

Fuel

about $319 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Machinery, Textiles, Building materials, Coffee, Medicine

On the quay

a cruise call (appeal 4.8 of 5)

Waters

near pirate water: Laccadive Sea

The album

stamp, postcard, spinner dolphin, vanilla pods

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Malé