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Uninhabited island · Kaafu Atoll

Girifushi

  • 18 kmFrom Malé
  • KKaafu
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About Girifushi

Girifushi is an uninhabited island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 18 km north-east of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Hinmafushi, about 1.3 km away. Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Island reserveThanburudhoo RegionKaafu · 316 ha · 0.8 kmMangrove & wetlandHuraa MangroveKaafu · 5 ha · 3.1 kmDive siteNassimo Thila (Lankan Thila)Kaafu · 264 ha · 6.3 kmDive siteBanana Reef (Gaathu Giri)Kaafu · 177 ha · 10.2 km

Nearest islands

  1. ThanburudhooResort island0.7 km south-east
  2. HinmafushiInhabited island1.3 km south-west
  3. KanuoiyhuraaResort island1.5 km east
  4. VabboahuraaUninhabited island2.0 km east
  5. KudahuraaResort island2.4 km north-east
  6. HuraaInhabited island3.0 km north-east

Inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll

DhiffushiGaafaruGulhiGuraidhooHinmafushiHulhumaleHuraaKaashidhooMaafushiMaléThulusdhooVilingiliAll 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.