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Sandbank · Baa Atoll

Finolhufaru

  • 129 kmFrom Malé
  • BBaa
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About Finolhufaru

Finolhufaru is a sandbank in Baa Atoll (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi), in the central Maldives. It lies about 129 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

Island reserveMendhoo RegionBaa · 1,185 ha · 6.8 kmDive siteMaahuruvalhi Reef RegionBaa · 1,851 ha · 8.2 kmDive siteDhigali Giri & Dhigali HaaBaa · 89 ha · 12.5 km

Nearest islands

  1. NibiligaaUninhabited island1.6 km south-east
  2. VelavaruUninhabited island3.0 km north-west
  3. VakkaruProposed resort6.2 km south-west
  4. MendhooResort island6.8 km east
  5. FaresResort island8.3 km north-west
  6. DhakandhooUninhabited island8.5 km north-west

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.