▁the ▁M ald iv ian ▁arch ip el ago , ▁M ald iv ian ▁white - bre asted ▁water hen ▁( A ma ur orn is ▁p ho en ic urus ▁m ald iv us ) ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁en demic ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁M ald ives ▁too ▁can ▁be ▁sight ed ▁by ▁the ▁la kes ide . ▁Among ▁season al ▁visitors ▁are ▁fl aming os , ▁her ons ▁and ▁white ▁t ern s . ▁ ▁D had im agi ▁Kil hi ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁for ▁sw imming ▁among ▁all ▁fresh ▁water ▁la kes ▁in ▁the ▁M ald ives . ▁The ▁lake ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁loc als ▁to ▁teach ▁young ▁children ▁how ▁to ▁sw im , ▁since ▁the ▁lake ▁is ▁calm ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁waves , ▁unlike ▁the ▁sea ▁which ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁rich ▁min eral ▁water ▁and ▁mud ▁in ▁the ▁lake ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁medic inal ▁purposes . ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁loc als ▁do ▁not ▁use ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁lake ▁for ▁drink ing , ▁labor atory ▁tests ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁the ▁water ▁in ▁D had im agi ▁Kil hi ▁is ▁not ▁unsafe ▁for ▁drink ing . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁protection ▁D had im agi ▁Kil hi ▁was ▁declared ▁as ▁a ▁protected ▁area ▁of ▁F uv ah mul ah ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁M ald ives ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁At oll ▁Council ▁of ▁F uv ah mul ah ▁also ▁passed ▁a ▁dec ree ▁to ▁establish ▁the