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Uninhabited island · Lhaviyani Atoll

Medhafushi

  • 132 kmFrom Malé
  • LHLhaviyani
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About Medhafushi

Medhafushi is an uninhabited island in Lhaviyani Atoll (Faadhippolhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 132 km north of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Maafilaafushi, about 1.4 km away. Lhaviyani Atoll has 54 mapped islands: 5 inhabited and 8 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Mangrove & wetlandMaakoaLhaviyani · 62 ha · 0.5 kmDive siteDhashugiri FinolhuLhaviyani · 330 ha · 7.6 kmDive siteVavvaru, Dhandifalhu Finolhu and Dhandifalhu KanduolhiLhaviyani · 687 ha · 10.2 kmDive siteAnemone ThilaLhaviyani · 1,556 ha · 12.4 km

Nearest islands

  1. MaakoaUninhabited island0.4 km north-east
  2. MaafilaafushiInhabited island1.4 km north-west
  3. MeedhaahuraaUninhabited island2.6 km north-west
  4. KurendhooInhabited island4.7 km south-east
  5. DhihdhooUninhabited island5.4 km north-west
  6. LhohiUninhabited island6.4 km south-east

Inhabited islands of Lhaviyani Atoll

HinnavaruKurendhooMaafilaafushiNaifaruOlhuvelifushiAll 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.