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Uninhabited island · Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll

Ulegalaa

  • 420 kmFrom Malé
  • GDHGaafu Dhaalu

About Ulegalaa

Ulegalaa is an uninhabited island in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll (Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi), in the southern Maldives. It lies about 420 km south of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Gahdhoo, about 15 km away. Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll has 125 mapped islands: 9 inhabited and 9 resorts.

Location

Nearest islands

  1. MaagalaaUninhabited island3.4 km south
  2. KodegalaaUninhabited island4.1 km south-east
  3. VelagalaaUninhabited island7.1 km south-west
  4. OdagallaaProposed resort8.8 km south
  5. KaashidhooProposed resort10 km south-east
  6. LonudhooUninhabited island11 km south-east

Inhabited islands of Gaafu Dhaalu 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.