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Lankanfushi

  • 14 kmFrom Malé
  • KKaafu
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About Lankanfushi

Lankanfushi is a resort island in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 14 km north of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Hinmafushi, about 2.1 km away. Kaafu Atoll has 106 mapped islands: 12 inhabited and 73 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteNassimo Thila (Lankan Thila)Kaafu · 264 ha · 3.0 kmIsland reserveThanburudhoo RegionKaafu · 316 ha · 3.6 kmMangrove & wetlandHuraa MangroveKaafu · 5 ha · 6.5 kmDive siteBanana Reef (Gaathu Giri)Kaafu · 177 ha · 6.8 kmShipwreckMaldives Victory WreckKaafu · 5 ha · 13.3 km

Nearest islands

  1. LankanfinolhuResort island1.2 km south-west
  2. HinmafushiInhabited island2.1 km north-east
  3. GirifushiUninhabited island3.5 km north-east
  4. ThanburudhooResort island3.7 km north-east
  5. KanduoiygiriUninhabited island4.5 km south-west
  6. KanuoiyhuraaResort island4.6 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.