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Uninhabited island · Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll

Laihaa

  • 437 kmFrom Malé
  • GDHGaafu Dhaalu

About Laihaa

Laihaa is an uninhabited island in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll (Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi), in the southern Maldives. It lies about 437 km south of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Vaadhoo, about 8.0 km away. Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll has 125 mapped islands: 9 inhabited and 9 resorts.

Location

Nearest islands

  1. MathihuttaUninhabited island0.4 km north
  2. MudhimaahuttaUninhabited island0.7 km east
  3. Bodehutta falhu theereUninhabited island1.1 km north
  4. KalherehaaIsland (other use)1.3 km west
  5. MaguhdhuvaaResort island3.3 km north-east
  6. VaireyaadhuvaaUninhabited island4.1 km north

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.