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Kuda Kandu Area

  • 462 haProtected zone
  • 2020Protected since
  • 4.6 kmFrom Maradhoo
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Dive siteProtected areaSeenu Atoll

Kuda Kandu Area is a dive site in Seenu Atoll (Addu Atholhu), Maldives. It was declared a protected area in 2020 under the Environment Protection and Preservation Act. The protected zone covers about 462.1 hectares (4.62 km²). Protection category: Category 7: Protected Area with Sustainable Use. The nearest inhabited island is Maradhoo, about 4.6 km away.

Nearest islands

  1. Kandihera ganduUninhabited1.7 km
  2. Kodadhihera ganduUninhabited2.0 km
  3. FathikedeheragaduUninhabited2.2 km
  4. AboohuraaUninhabited4.2 km
  5. GaukendiUninhabited4.3 km
  6. HankedeProposed-resort4.3 km

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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.