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Kanifinolhu

  • 22 kmFrom Malé
  • KKaafu
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About Kanifinolhu

Kanifinolhu is a resort island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 22 km north-east of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Huraa, 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

Mangrove & wetlandHuraa MangroveKaafu · 5 ha · 1.3 kmIsland reserveThanburudhoo RegionKaafu · 316 ha · 4.2 kmDive siteNassimo Thila (Lankan Thila)Kaafu · 264 ha · 10.6 kmDive siteBanana Reef (Gaathu Giri)Kaafu · 177 ha · 14.3 km

Nearest islands

  1. HuraaInhabited island1.3 km south-west
  2. LhohifushiResort island1.4 km north-east
  3. KudahuraaResort island2.1 km south-west
  4. GashurifinolhuResort island2.8 km north-east
  5. HuraaganduUninhabited island3.0 km north-east
  6. VabboahuraaUninhabited island3.0 km south-west

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.