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Vavvaru, Dhandifalhu Finolhu and Dhandifalhu Kanduolhi

  • 687 haProtected zone
  • 2020Protected since
  • 4.1 kmFrom Naifaru
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Dive siteIsland reserveProtected areaLhaviyani Atoll

Vavvaru, Dhandifalhu Finolhu and Dhandifalhu Kanduolhi is a dive site in Lhaviyani Atoll (Faadhippolhu), Maldives. It was declared a protected area in 2020 under the Environment Protection and Preservation Act. The protected zone covers about 687.5 hectares (6.87 km²). Protection category: Category 6: Habitat/Species Management Area. The nearest inhabited island is Naifaru, about 4.1 km away.

Nearest islands

  1. VavvaruUninhabited0.9 km
  2. VeyvahResort2.0 km
  3. NaifaruInhabited4.1 km
  4. DhihdhooUninhabited5.0 km
  5. KanifushiResort5.6 km
  6. MadivaruUninhabited5.8 km

More dive sites & protected areas nearby

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Protected area record: Environmental Protection Agency, Protected Areas of the Maldives (2023–2024 lists). The circle on the map shows the size of the protected zone, not its exact boundary.