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Uninhabited island · Lhaviyani Atoll

Vavvaru

  • 139 kmFrom Malé
  • LHLhaviyani
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About Vavvaru

Vavvaru is an uninhabited island in Lhaviyani Atoll (Faadhippolhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 139 km north of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Naifaru, about 3.2 km away. Lhaviyani Atoll has 54 mapped islands: 5 inhabited and 8 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteVavvaru, Dhandifalhu Finolhu and Dhandifalhu KanduolhiLhaviyani · 687 ha · 0.9 kmDive siteDhashugiri FinolhuLhaviyani · 330 ha · 8.1 kmMangrove & wetlandMaakoaLhaviyani · 62 ha · 10.9 km

Nearest islands

  1. VeyvahResort island1.2 km north-east
  2. NaifaruInhabited island3.2 km north
  3. MadivaruUninhabited island4.9 km north
  4. DhihdhooUninhabited island5.5 km south-east
  5. KanifushiResort island6.4 km south
  6. FelivaruUninhabited island7.5 km north-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.