South Nilandhe Atoll (Dhaalu)
NASA satellite image of the South Nilandhe Atoll
Waters
Lakkadive Sea (Indian Ocean)
archipelago
Maldives
Geographical location
2 ° 54 ' N , 72 ° 54' E Coordinates: 2 ° 54 ' N , 72 ° 54' E 2.9 72.9
Number of islands
53
Main island
Kudahuvadhoo
length
38 km
width
23 km
Land area
4.4 km²
total area
736.4 km²
Residents
4720 (2006)
Map of the atoll
The South Nilandhe Atoll , official name Nilandhé Atoll Dhekunuburi , with the Thaana short name
ދ ( Dhaalu ), is an atoll in the western island chain of the Maldives . The geographical atoll is congruent with the administrative atoll ( province ) Dhaalu .
geography
The South Nilandhe Atoll is six kilometers south of the North Nilandhe Atoll (Faafu Province) and 17.8 km north of the Kolhumadulu Atoll . The atoll is about 140 km away from the Maldivian capital Malé .
The atoll extends from north to south over 38 km, from west to east over 23 km. The total area is 736.46 km². Of this, 179.40 km² is reef area and only 4.40 km² (440 hectares ) is the land area of the 53 islands, of which only seven are permanently inhabited today and two more ( Meedhuffushi and Velavaru ) are classified as " tourist islands " ( resort ) are. In 2006 the atoll had 4,720 inhabitants.
The main island of Kudahuvadhoo is located on the southern rim of the reef .
Islands
f1 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
The islands in detail:
Island name
Alias
Type
Coordinates
Area hectares
Residents 2006
Meedhuffushi
uninhabited (resort)
! 503.0032545573.0003485 03 ° 00 ′ N , 073 ° 00 ′ E 3.003254 73.000348
5.8
0! -
Meedhoo
inhabited
! 502.9982825573.0063715 03 ° 00 ′ N , 073 ° 00 ′ E 2.998282 73.006371
10.7
0919! 919
Velavaru
uninhabited (resort)
! 502.9798545573.0154455 02 ° 59 ′ N , 073 ° 01 ′ E 2.979854 73.015445
6.9
1! -
Udhdhoo
uninhabited
! 502.9706525572.9905025 02 ° 58 ' N , 072 ° 59' E 2.970652 72.990502
9.6
0! -
Faandhoo
uninhabited
! 502.9626245572.9467325 02 ° 58 ' N , 072 ° 57' E 2.962624 72.946732
5.4
0! -
Lhohi
uninhabited
! 502.9569245572.9852315 02 ° 57 ' N , 072 ° 59' E 2.956924 72.985231
6.6
0! -
Maagau
uninhabited
! 502.9478955572.9140655 02 ° 57 ' N , 072 ° 55' E 2.947895 72.914065
6.7
0! -
Bandidhoo
inhabited
! 502.9364845572.9906865 02 ° 56 ' N , 072 ° 59' E 2.9364835 72.9906857
24.6
0578! 578
Aluvifushi
uninhabited
! 502.9334685572.9609695 02 ° 56 ' N , 072 ° 58' E 2.933468 72.960969
3.7
0! -
Ribudhoo
Rinbudhoo
inhabited
! 502.9248695572.8948025 02 ° 55 ' N , 072 ° 54' E 2.9248687 72.8948021
18.3
0207! 207
Kannefaru
uninhabited
! 502.9247495573.0264685 02 ° 55 ' N , 073 ° 02' E 2.924749 73.026468
1.8
0! -
Dhoores
uninhabited
! 502.9174465572.8837215 02 ° 55 ' N , 072 ° 53' E 2.917446 72.883721
8.4
0! -
Vommuli
uninhabited
! 502.9113605572.8658935 02 ° 55 ' N , 072 ° 52' E 2.91136 72.865893
9.4
0! -
Hudufushifinolhu
uninhabited
! 502.8937245572.9048855 02 ° 54 ' N , 072 ° 54' E 2.893724 72.904885
0.4
0! -
Maadheli
uninhabited
! 502.8842735572.8374175 02 ° 53 ' N , 072 ° 50' E 2.884273 72.837417
23.3
0! -
Maalefaru
uninhabited
! 502.8822905573.0254875 02 ° 53 ' N , 073 ° 02' E 2.88229 73.025487
1.3
0! -
Hulhudheli
inhabited
! 502.8584365572.8463635 02 ° 52 ' N , 072 ° 51' E 2.858436 72.846363
18.6
0566! 566
Hulhuveli
uninhabited
! 502.8567065573.0247345 02 ° 51 ′ N , 073 ° 01 ′ E 2.856706 73.024734
5.0
0! -
Bhulalafushi
uninhabited
! 502.8136905573.0263045 02 ° 49 ' N , 073 ° 02' E 2.81369 73.026304
1.7
0! -
Gemendhoo 1)
uninhabited
! 502.8037115573.0262705 02 ° 48 ' N , 073 ° 02' E 2.803711 73.02627
3.0
0! 0
Naibukaloabodufushi
uninhabited
! 502.7666585573.0239775 02 ° 46 ′ N , 073 ° 01 ′ E 2.766658 73.023977
5.4
0! -
Thilabolhufushi
uninhabited
! 502.7558465573.0227545 02 ° 45 ′ N , 073 ° 01 ′ E 2.755846 73.022754
4.8
0! -
Minimasgali
uninhabited
! 502.7502295572.8874075 02 ° 45 ' N , 072 ° 53' E 2.750229 72.887407
5.7
0! -
Vaanee
inhabited
! 502.7255105573.0032205 02 ° 44 ' N , 073 ° 00' E 2.72551 73.00322
11.7
0211! 211
Hiriyafushi
uninhabited
! 502.7124495572.9883655 02 ° 43 ' N , 072 ° 59' E 2.712449 72.988365
9.1
0! -
Issari
uninhabited
! 502.7077905572.9826615 02 ° 42 ' N , 072 ° 59' E 2.70779 72.982661
2.4
0! -
Vaalia
uninhabited
! 502.7043605572.8826195 02 ° 42 ' N , 072 ° 53' E 2.70436 72.882619
2.1
0! -
Maaeboodhoo
inhabited
! 502.6955665572.9633355 02 ° 42 ' N , 072 ° 58' E 2.695566 72.963335
20.4
0600! 600
Kedhigadu
uninhabited
! 502.6953545572.8519885 02 ° 42 ' N , 072 ° 51' E 2.695354 72.851988
5.7
0! -
Maafushi
uninhabited
! 502.6874415572.8607715 02 ° 41 ' N , 072 ° 52' E 2.687441 72.860771
11.0
0! -
Olhuveli
uninhabited
! 502.6825545572.9346025 02 ° 41 ' N , 072 ° 56' E 2.682554 72.934602
9.2
0! -
Embudhoofushi
uninhabited
! 502.6776705572.9285445 02 ° 41 ' N , 072 ° 56' E 2.67767 72.928544
12.9
0! -
Kudahuvadhoo
inhabited
! 502.6717075572.8937165 02 ° 40 ' N , 072 ° 54' E 2.671707 72.893716
71.2
1639! 1639
Ayyukaloahuraa
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Bodufushi
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Dhebaidhoo
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Fenaruvaahuraa
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Fenfushi
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Fenmeeruhuraa
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Gahadhiffushi
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Hasannalaafushi
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Hinaidhoo
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Kiraidhoo
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Maavarufinolhu
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Mathidhebaidhoo
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Medhurah
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Olhufushi
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Sarakafushi
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Sathaaraa
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Thabalhaidhoo
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Thinhuraa
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
Vaaliahohi
uninhabited
...
...
0! -
1) Gemendhoo was completely evacuated after the tsunami on December 26, 2004 . Most of the residents moved to the main island of Kudahuvadhoo. However, Gehemdhoo is still classified as an inhabited island.
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ [1]
↑ Archived copy ( memento from March 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) areas and population, as of 2006
↑ Isles (of which the larger beach line area specifications were used)
↑ Table 1.5: AREA, POPULATION DENSITY AND DISTANCE TO MALE 'AND ATOLL CAPITALS, BY LOCALITY ( Memento from March 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 728
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 689
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 697
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 738
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 706
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 720
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 723
↑ Yearbook 2012 ( Memento from March 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 699
↑ Yearbook 2012 ( Memento from March 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 717
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 704
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 741
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 714
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 721
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 724
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 692
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 715
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 701
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 693
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 730
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 736
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 729
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 694
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 713
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 716
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 739
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 695
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 718
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 722
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 732
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 705
↑ isles.egov.mv No. 696
↑ Valpuri Saarelma, IFRC News , October 1, 2007
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