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Maadhigavara

  • 390 kmFrom Malé
  • GAGaafu Alifu
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About Maadhigavara

Maadhigavara is a sandbank in Gaafu Alifu Atoll (Huvadhu Atholhu Uthuruburi), in the southern Maldives. It lies about 390 km south of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Dhevvadhoo, about 14 km away. Gaafu Alifu Atoll has 83 mapped islands: 9 inhabited and 14 resorts.

Location

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Nearest islands

  1. HagevillaUninhabited island2.6 km north-west
  2. FenehuttaUninhabited island4.7 km north
  3. KendheraaUninhabited island6.1 km north
  4. BoadduvaaIsland (other use)6.5 km north-east
  5. DhevvalaabadhooUninhabited island8.0 km south
  6. HinaamaagalaaResort island8.4 km south-east

Inhabited islands of Gaafu Alifu Atoll

DhaandhooDhevvadhooGemanafushiKanduhulhudhooKolamaafushiKondeyMaamendhooNilandhooVilingiliAll 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.