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Uninhabited island · Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll

Gan

  • 434 kmFrom Malé
  • GDHGaafu Dhaalu

About Gan

Gan is an uninhabited island in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll (Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi), in the southern Maldives. It lies about 434 km south of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Gahdhoo, about 2.9 km away. Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll has 125 mapped islands: 9 inhabited and 9 resorts.

Location

Nearest islands

  1. GahdhooInhabited island2.9 km north-east
  2. LonudhoohuttaaResort island3.2 km north-west
  3. FaanahuttaaIsland (other use)4.0 km north-west
  4. LonudhooUninhabited island4.1 km north-west
  5. VeraaviligillaaUninhabited island4.3 km north-east
  6. Maavahdhuva [ADF,H]Uninhabited island5.7 km north-east

Inhabited islands of Gaafu Dhaalu 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.