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Artificial islands, like those at Patina Maldives Resort, are meeting the high demand for dreamy beach destinations, offering picturesque bays with perfect.
The Maldives is an archipelago that is constantly expanding, with new human-made islands being constantly added to the area's 1,192 natural islands. The latest and largest project is the Fari Islands in the North Malé Atoll. Initially a set of small sandbanks jutting out of the Indian Ocean, there are now three large islands, born in a five-year period using pumps, dredgers and breakwaters. The largest is home to a tourist resort. At first glance, it looks like many other resorts, with a shimmer