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Uninhabited island · Noonu Atoll

Loafaru

  • 181 kmFrom Malé
  • NNoonu
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About Loafaru

Loafaru is an uninhabited island in Noonu Atoll (Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi), in the northern Maldives. It lies about 181 km north of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Holhudhoo, about 3.7 km away. Noonu Atoll has 69 mapped islands: 13 inhabited and 7 resorts.

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Also mentioning Loafaru

Kirudhooni – Black-naped TernKirudhooni – Black-naped Tern

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteOrimas ThilaNoonu · 46 ha · 7.2 kmIsland reserveFohdhipparu FinolhuNoonu · 321 ha · 8.9 km

Nearest islands

  1. OrivarukudarahUninhabited island2.6 km north-east
  2. OrivaruUninhabited island3.0 km north-east
  3. HolhudhooInhabited island3.7 km south-west
  4. HolhumeedhooUninhabited island4.8 km south-west
  5. VavathiUninhabited island5.5 km west
  6. HulhuhdhooUninhabited island5.8 km north-east

Inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll

FohdhooHenbadhooHolhudhooKendhikulhudhooKudafariLandhooLhohiMaafaruMaalhendhooMagoodhooManadhooMiladhooVelidhooAll 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.