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Dhakandhoo

  • 137 kmFrom Malé
  • BBaa
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About Dhakandhoo

Dhakandhoo is an uninhabited island in Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi), in the central Maldives. It lies about 137 km north-west of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Kendhoo, about 13 km away. Baa Atoll has 81 mapped islands: 13 inhabited and 20 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteMaahuruvalhi Reef RegionBaa · 1,851 ha · 7.7 kmIsland reserveMendhoo RegionBaa · 1,185 ha · 13.9 km

Nearest islands

  1. FaresResort island2.5 km south-west
  2. AhivaffushiUninhabited island4.6 km south-west
  3. VelavaruUninhabited island5.5 km south-east
  4. KashidhuffarufinolhuUninhabited island6.9 km north-east
  5. FinolhufaruSandbank8.5 km south-east
  6. KashidhooUninhabited island9.9 km north-east

Inhabited islands of Baa Atoll

DharavandhooDhonfanuEydhafushiFehendhooFulhadhooGoidhooHithaadhooKamadhooKendhooKihaadhooKudarikiluMaalhosThulhaadhooAll islands of the atoll →

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Island data: Wikidata (CC0) and the island register used by the Dhiveshi almanac; population from the Maldives Population and Housing Census (2014, 2022) where available. Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors, satellite imagery © Esri. Photos from Wikimedia Commons are credited with their author and licence.