MALDIVES | Gan Island (25 images)
Photos of Gan Island in Addu (Seenu) Atoll, Maldives.
Gan Island was leased to the British Government from the mid 1950's to the mid 1970's. During this time the British displaced the Maldivian inhabitants of Gan Island to nearby Feydhoo Island and constructed a 2.6 km long runway with associated infrastructure. The airport was a strategic outpost used until the mid 1970's, when it was handed over to the Maldivian Government. Today the airport is used for regional carriers and...
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Gan Island was leased to the British Government from the mid 1950's to the mid 1970's. During this time the British displaced the Maldivian inhabitants of Gan Island to nearby Feydhoo Island and constructed a 2.6 km long runway with associated infrastructure. The airport was a strategic outpost used until the mid 1970's, when it was handed over to the Maldivian Government. Today the airport is used for regional carriers and...
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![[Only available via Aurora Photos. Image # 3258600035]. View of swimming pool at Equator Village Resort, Gan Island, Addu (Seenu) Atoll, Maldives, on the 3 November, 2007. Gan Island was used by the British Royal Air Force during the occupation of Gan Island. Gan Island was leased to the British Government from the mid 1950's to the mid 1970's. During this time the British displaced the Maldivian inhabitants of Gan Island to nearby Feydhoo Island and constructed a 2.6 km long runway with associated infrastructure. The airport was a strategic outpost used until the mid 1970's, when it was handed over to the Maldivian Government. Today the airport is used for regional carriers and from the 7th of November 2007, international flights.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Wk9Xidyp52Y/t/150/I0000Wk9Xidyp52Y.jpg)
