for their children. After the British military left, the airstrip was neglected and remained almost unused for many decades. Recently it has been developed into what is now Gan International Airport. Climate Gan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. See also Gan (Huvadhu Atoll) Gan (Laamu Atoll) References H.C.P. Bell, The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male’ 1989 Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. 1999, Royal Navy on Addu Atoll Notes External links Islands of the Maldives Addu Atoll