Skip to content
Sandbank · Alifu Dhaalu Atoll

Finolhu

  • 99 kmFrom Malé
  • ADHAlifu Dhaalu
View on mapWeather & tidesPhotos

About Finolhu

Finolhu is a sandbank in Alifu Dhaalu Atoll (Ari Atholhu Dhekunuburi), in the central Maldives. It lies about 99 km south-west of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Dhigurah, about 7.0 km away. Alifu Dhaalu Atoll has 47 mapped islands: 10 inhabited and 24 resorts.

Location

OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Also mentioning Finolhu

Kirudhooni – Black-naped TernKirudhooni – Black-naped Tern

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteKudarah ThilaAlifu Dhaalu · 269 ha · 5.8 kmDive siteSouth Ari Marine Park (SAMPA)Alifu Dhaalu · 5,143 ha · 13.5 km

Nearest islands

  1. VakarufalhiResort island4.5 km north-east
  2. MachchafushiResort island4.5 km north
  3. KudarahResort island5.1 km north-east
  4. LonuboiUninhabited island6.4 km north-east
  5. MaafushivaruResort island6.8 km north-east
  6. DhigurahInhabited island7.0 km south-east

Inhabited islands of Alifu Dhaalu Atoll

DhangethiDhigurahDhihdhooFenfushiHangnaameedhooKunburudhooMaamingili [ADF]MahibadhooMandhooOmadhooAll islands of the atoll →

Photos

No visitor photos of Finolhu yet. Be the first!

Share your photo of Finolhu

Photos appear after review. Location data inside the photo is removed.

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.