Abstract
A new idea about the fractal nature of Maldives archipelago is under investigation. The origin of this famous Maldivian islands’ country is still questionable from geodynamic point of view. The present study is focused to the assessment of the fractal properties and the coefficients of the nonlinearity (fractal dimensions) of the areal spatial distribution of the major atolls of the Maldives. This is the most vulnerable area in the world from point of view of the global warming and the possible negative consequences to the country and population from the ocean level increase. From another side the natural hazards (tsunamis, storms, etc.) are common negative phenomena attacking the country. The strongly developed tourism – more than 30% of the GDP and the increased urbanization is another factor creating ecological problems to the local population. The relationships between the fractal nature and the possible ways to avoid the pollution are also in the focus of this research.
Highlights
This paper studied the assessment of the fractal properties and the coefficients of the nonlinearity of the areal spatial distribution of the major atolls of the Maldives
The Maldives are low lands, the sea level increase is a key factor for the survival of this tourist heaven country
We studied the area surfaces of the Maldives atolls and calculated the fractal dimensions for these formal areal objects
Summary
This paper studied the assessment of the fractal properties and the coefficients of the nonlinearity (fractal dimensions) of the areal spatial distribution of the major atolls of the Maldives. His ideas support the view that many objects in nature cannot be described by simple geometric forms, and linear dimensions, but they have different levels of geometric fragmentation. The smaller the measuring unit is, the bigger is the total value for the linear (surface, volume) dimension of the object and vice versa.
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