Maradhoo

About Maradhoo

Maradhoo is an inhabited island in Seenu Atoll (Addu Atholhu), in the southern Maldives. It lies about 540 km south of Malé, the capital. At the 2022 census it was home to 3,943 people, 9% more than in 2014. Seenu Atoll has 32 mapped islands: 6 inhabited and 7 resorts.

Location

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Species recorded on Maradhoo 1

Dhon Dheeni – Blue-billed White-Tern (Gygis candida)

Dive sites & protected areas nearby

ShipwreckBritish Loyalty ShipwreckSeenu · 65 ha · 3.0 kmDive siteKuda Kandu AreaSeenu · 462 ha · 4.6 kmMangrove & wetlandMaa Killhi and Feheli Kilhi AreaSeenu · 26 ha · 6.6 kmDive siteKandihera-Maakandu Channel (Manta Point Addu)Seenu · 735 ha · 7.4 kmMangrove & wetlandEedhigali Kilhi Koattey AreaSeenu · 771 ha · 10.0 kmMangrove & wetlandMaafishi KilhiSeenu · 6 ha · 13.4 km

Nearest islands

1. MaradhoofeydhooInhabited island1.2 km south-east
2. HankedeProposed resort1.4 km north-west
3. BoduhajaraUninhabited island1.4 km south
4. KudahajaraUninhabited island1.6 km south
5. SavaaheliResort island1.9 km south-east
6. GaukendiUninhabited island2.3 km north-west

Inhabited islands of Seenu Atoll

FeydhooHithadhooHulhudhooMaradhoofeydhooMeedhooAll 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.