Maamakunudhoo Atoll

Maamakunudhoo Atoll
NASA satellite image from Maamakunudhoo
Waters	Lakkadive Sea (Indian Ocean)
archipelago	Maldives
Geographical location	6 ° 20 '  N , 72 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 6 ° 20 '  N , 72 ° 38'  E
Number of islands	4th
Main island	Makunudhoo
length	28 km
width	6 km
Land area	96 ha
total area	142.48 km²
Residents	1045
Map with the atoll in the southwest

The Makunudhoo ( Makunudu , formerly Malcolm Atoll ) is the westernmost atoll of the Maldives and is in the north of the state, 18 kilometers west of the northwest side of the much larger Thiladhunmathi-Miladummadulhu -Atolls from which it is separated by a deep strait. It has a total area of ​​142.48 km². Less than one square kilometer (0.96 km²) of this is mainland, which is spread over four islands.

With a length of 28 kilometers and a maximum width of six kilometers, the atoll has an elongated and narrow shape in plan. The almost closed reef rim only has two openings on the east side, which can only be passed by boats to enter the lagoon . The lagoon has depths of up to 31 meters.

Of the four islands in the atoll, only the island of Makunudhoo on the northeastern reef rim is inhabited. The population at the 2006 census was 1,045. The three uninhabited islands are unused. In particular, there are no tourist islands .

Islands

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

Island name	Alias	Administrative atoll	Coordinates	Area (km²)	Residents 2006
Makunudhoo		Haa Dhaal	6 ° 24 ′ 24 "N, 72 ° 42 ′ 20" E	0.720	1045
Innafushi		Haa Dhaal	6 ° 24 '32 "N, 72 ° 38' 44" E	0.022	-
Fenboahuraa		Haa Dhaal	6 ° 23 '43 "N, 72 ° 41' 38" E	0.077	-
Dhipparufushi	Faro Doru (Defarudorhi)	Haa Dhaal	6 ° 19 ′ 8 "N, 72 ° 38 ′ 26" E	0.082	-

administration

Administratively, Maamakunudhoo belongs to the Maldivian administrative atoll ( district ) Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi ( Haa Dhaal ), which still includes part of the east neighboring Thiladhunmathi-Miladummadulhu -Atoll.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Republic of Maldives Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water: National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) (PDF; 6.2 MB), page 37
2. ↑ Sailing Directions, Pub. 173 (PDF; 4.0 MB)
3. ↑ Yearbook 2012: Table 1.5: AREA, POPULATION DENSITY AND DISTANCE TO MALE 'AND ATOLL CAPITALS, BY LOCALITY ( Memento from March 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Isles