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Uninhabited island · Lhaviyani Atoll

Faadhoo

  • 140 kmFrom Malé
  • LHLhaviyani
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About Faadhoo

Faadhoo is an uninhabited island in Lhaviyani Atoll (Faadhippolhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 140 km north of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Olhuvelifushi, about 17 km away. Lhaviyani Atoll has 54 mapped islands: 5 inhabited and 8 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Mangrove & wetlandSehlhifushi – Hiriyadhoo RegionLhaviyani · 492 ha · 2.1 kmDive siteFushifaru RegionLhaviyani · 1,391 ha · 13.8 kmDive siteAnemone ThilaLhaviyani · 1,556 ha · 14.8 km

Nearest islands

  1. FaadhoohuraaganduUninhabited island1.2 km west
  2. SehlhifushiUninhabited island1.4 km south-east
  3. HiriyaadhooUninhabited island2.6 km south-east
  4. MeyyafushiUninhabited island2.7 km north-west
  5. Rathuruh-huraaUninhabited island3.8 km south-east
  6. MaidhooUninhabited island4.3 km south-east

Inhabited islands of Lhaviyani Atoll

HinnavaruKurendhooMaafilaafushiNaifaruOlhuvelifushiAll 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.