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Mangrove & wetland · Kaafu Atoll

Huraa Mangrove

  • 5 haProtected zone
  • 2006Protected since
  • 0.1 kmFrom Huraa
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Mangrove & wetlandProtected areaKaafu Atoll

Huraa Mangrove is a mangrove & wetland in Kaafu Atoll (Male Atholhu), Maldives. It was declared a protected area in 2006 under the Environment Protection and Preservation Act. The protected zone covers about 5.3 hectares (0.05 km²). The nearest inhabited island is Huraa, about 0.1 km away.

Also mentioning Huraa Mangrove

Tetragonal Fiddler CrabTetragonal Fiddler CrabGelasimus tetragonon

Nearest islands

  1. HuraaInhabited0.1 km
  2. KudahuraaResort0.8 km
  3. KanifinolhuResort1.3 km
  4. VabboahuraaUninhabited1.8 km
  5. KanuoiyhuraaResort2.1 km
  6. LhohifushiResort2.6 km

More dive sites & protected areas nearby

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Protected area record: Environmental Protection Agency, Protected Areas of the Maldives (2023–2024 lists). The circle on the map shows the size of the protected zone, not its exact boundary.