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Bodu Finolhu and Vadinolhu Kandu Olhi Area

  • 706 haProtected zone
  • 2021Protected since
  • 18 kmFrom Maabaidhoo
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Dive siteProtected areaSandbankLaamu Atoll

Bodu Finolhu and Vadinolhu Kandu Olhi Area is a dive site in Laamu Atoll (Hahdhunmathi), Maldives. It was declared a protected area in 2021 under the Environment Protection and Preservation Act. The protected zone covers about 706.0 hectares (7.06 km²). Protection category: Category 7: Protected Area with Sustainable Use. The nearest inhabited island is Maabaidhoo, about 18 km away.

Nearest islands

  1. VadinolhuResort1.1 km
  2. Kuda munyafushiUninhabited6.9 km
  3. Bodu mungnafushiResort7.5 km
  4. HanhushiUninhabited14 km
  5. KashidhooUninhabited17 km
  6. GuraidhooUninhabited18 km

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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.