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Uninhabited island · Lhaviyani Atoll

Veligandu

  • 151 kmFrom Malé
  • LHLhaviyani
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About Veligandu

Veligandu is an uninhabited island in Lhaviyani Atoll (Faadhippolhu), in the central Maldives. It lies about 151 km north of Malé, the capital. The nearest inhabited island is Hinnavaru, about 4.9 km away. Lhaviyani Atoll has 54 mapped islands: 5 inhabited and 8 resorts.

Location

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Dive sites & protected areas nearby

Dive siteKuredhi Kanduolhi (Kuredhu Express)Lhaviyani · 393 ha · 5.2 kmDive siteFushifaru RegionLhaviyani · 1,391 ha · 10.1 kmDive siteDhashugiri FinolhuLhaviyani · 330 ha · 11.6 kmDive siteAnemone ThilaLhaviyani · 1,556 ha · 11.7 km

Nearest islands

  1. HuravalhiResort island1.0 km south-east
  2. KudadhooUninhabited island2.9 km south
  3. KurehdhooResort island3.9 km north-east
  4. KomandooResort island4.2 km south
  5. HinnavaruInhabited island4.9 km south-west
  6. KalhumanjehuraaUninhabited island5.8 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.