Maalhendhoo

About Maalhendhoo

Maalhendhoo is an inhabited island in Noonu Atoll (Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi), in the northern Maldives. It lies about 192 km north of Malé, the capital. Noonu Atoll has 69 mapped islands: 13 inhabited and 7 resorts.

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Species recorded on Maalhendhoo 5

Yellow Mangrove (Ceriops tagal) – KaramanaSonneratia caseolaris – KuhlhavahBrown Land Crab – Cardisoma carnifexParaleptuca Crassipes – thick-legged fiddler crabTetragonal Fiddler CrabGelasimus tetragonon

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Mangrove & wetlandKendhikulhudhoo Mangrove AreaNoonu · 510 ha · 7.8 km

Nearest islands

1. LandhooInhabited island2.5 km south-east
2. TholhendhooUninhabited island3.0 km north-west
3. FarumuliUninhabited island4.6 km south-east
4. KandinmaahuraaUninhabited island5.6 km south-east
5. HuvandhumaavattaruResort island6.4 km south
6. KudafariInhabited island6.6 km west

Inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll

FohdhooHenbadhooHolhudhooKendhikulhudhooKudafariLandhooLhohiMaafaruMagoodhooManadhooMiladhooVelidhooAll 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.