Thiladhunmathi-Miladummadulhu

Thiladhunmathi-Miladummadulhu
Waters	Lakkadive Sea (Indian Ocean)
archipelago	Maldives
Geographical location	6 ° 32 '  N , 72 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 6 ° 32 '  N , 72 ° 58'  E
Number of islands	167
Main island	Kulhudhuffushi
length	147 km
width	33 km
Land area	68.7 km²
total area	3 788.71  km²
Residents	44,790 (2006)

Thiladhunmathi-Miladhunmadulu is the largest geographic atoll in the Maldives by total area , and the second largest in the world after the Great Chagos Bank (excluding completely submarine structures with no land area). The name Thiladhunmathi denotes the northern and Miladhunmadulu the southern part of the elongated atoll. The use of two names should not hide the fact that it is an atoll. The name Boduthiladhunmathi for the entire atoll is less common. Occasionally the entire atoll is also referred to as Thiladhunmathi .

geography

General

The atoll is separated from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll , the northernmost atoll of the Maldives, by the Gallandu Channel, which is around five kilometers wide .

It extends from north to south over 147 km, with a maximum width of 33 km. The total area including the lagoon is 3788.71 km². The land area of ​​the 167 individual islands, on the other hand, is only 68.70 km²; the reef area 500.70 km².

Islands

In this table, almost all islands in Thiladhunmathi-Miladummadulhu are listed, pre-sorted from north to south.

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

Island name Alias Administrative atoll Coordinates Area ha Residents 2006 Kelaa Haa Alif 6 ° 57 ′ 11 "N, 73 ° 12 ′ 59" E 202.7 ... Beenafushi Haa Alif 6 ° 55 ′ 41 ″ N, 73 ° 8 ′ 9 ″ E 4.1 - Dhapparuhuraa Haa Alif 6 ° 54 ′ 55 "N, 73 ° 12 ′ 41" E 0.1 - Vashafaru Haa Alif 6 ° 53 ′ 49 ″ N, 73 ° 9 ′ 40 ″ E 35.0 ... Naridhoo Haa Alif 6 ° 53 ′ 41 ″ N, 73 ° 7 ′ 35 ″ E 14.4 - Dhidhdhoo Dedu Haa Alif 6 ° 53 '10 "N, 73 ° 6' 50" E 58.1 ... Filladhoo Filadu Haa Alif 6 ° 52 ′ 31 ″ N, 73 ° 13 ′ 43 ″ E 264.6 ... Maarandhoo Haa Alif 6 ° 51 ′ 6 "N, 72 ° 59 ′ 2" E 43.7 ... Alidhoo Cinnamon Haa Alif 6 ° 50 ′ 54 ″ N, 73 ° 9 ′ 7 ″ E 18.9 ... Thakandhoo Haa Alif 6 ° 50 ′ 38 "N, 72 ° 59 ′ 44" E 42.7 ... Dhonakulhi Haa Alif 6 ° 50 ′ 29 "N, 73 ° 3 ′ 5" E 32.6 ... Muraidhoo Haa Alif 6 ° 50 ′ 13 "N, 73 ° 10 ′ 2" E 47.6 ... Mulidhoo Haa Alif 6 ° 50 ′ 8 "N, 73 ° 0 ′ 40" E 68.0 - Utheemu Haa Alif 6 ° 50 ′ 3 ″ N, 73 ° 6 ′ 45 ″ E ... ... Maafahi Suraj Island Haa Alif 6 ° 49 ′ 42 ″ N, 73 ° 9 ′ 19 ″ E ... ... Baarah Haa Alif 6 ° 48 ′ 56 "N, 73 ° 12 ′ 32" E 258.5 ... Faridhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 47 '4 "N, 73 ° 3' 14" E 27.1 ... Hodaafushi Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 46 ′ 39 ″ N, 73 ° 7 ′ 19 ″ E 59.7 - Hodaidhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 46 ′ 9 ″ N, 73 ° 5 ′ 15 ″ E 19.1 - Veligandu Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 45 ′ 32 "N, 72 ° 56 ′ 21" E 0.3 - Ruffushi Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 45 ′ 15 ″ N, 72 ° 56 ′ 18 ″ E 0.8 - Naivaadhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 44 ′ 47 "N, 72 ° 56 ′ 2" E 29.3 ... Hanimaadhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 44 ′ 46 ″ N, 73 ° 10 ′ 7 ″ E 155.9 ... Finey Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 44 ′ 41 ″ N, 73 ° 3 ′ 13 ″ E 115.2 ... Theefaridhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 44 ′ 22 ″ N, 73 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ E 55.9 ... Hirimaradhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 43 '26 "N, 73 ° 1' 27" E 46.2 ... Nellaidhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 42 ′ 52 "N, 72 ° 56 ′ 50" E 32.6 ... Kudafarufasgandu Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 42 ′ 44 "N, 72 ° 55 ′ 33" E ... ... Kanamana Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 42 ′ 18 "N, 72 ° 53 ′ 58" E 3.1 - Hirinaidhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 42 ′ 5 "N, 72 ° 56 ′ 54" E 7.4 - Nolhivaranfaru Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 41 ′ 31 ″ N, 73 ° 7 ′ 11 ″ E 172.0 ... Huraa Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 40 ′ 42 "N, 73 ° 6 ′ 18" E ... ... Naagoashi Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 40 ′ 6 ″ N, 72 ° 54 ′ 9 ″ E 73.2 - Kurinbi Kuribi Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 39 ′ 54 "N, 72 ° 59 ′ 48" E 41.9 ... Nolhivaramu Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 39 ′ 37 "N, 73 ° 4 ′ 52" E 204.9 ... Kunburudhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 39 '27 "N, 73 ° 1' 39" E 52.1 ... Muiri Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 39 ′ 25 ″ N, 72 ° 56 ′ 10 ″ E 53.8 - Kudamuraidhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 38 ′ 34 "N, 72 ° 55 ′ 13" E 33.9 - Kulhudhuffushi Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 37 ′ 16 ″ N, 73 ° 4 ′ 13 ″ E 200.0 ... Keylakunu Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 36 ′ 7 ″ N, 73 ° 0 ′ 33 ″ E 110.0 - Kumundhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 34 '15 "N, 73 ° 3' 8" E 188.7 ... Kattalafushi Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 33 '59 "N, 72 ° 58' 59" E ... ... Vaikaradhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 32 ′ 58 "N, 72 ° 57 ′ 11" E 108.6 ... Neykurendhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 32 ′ 30 "N, 72 ° 58 ′ 44" E 169.3 ... Vaikaramuraidhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 32 '26 "N, 72 ° 53' 53" E 69.3 ... Maavaidhoo Haa Dhaalu 6 ° 30 ′ 56 "N, 73 ° 3 ′ 14" E 42.6 ... Kakaa eriyadhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 28 ′ 41 ″ N, 72 ° 54 ′ 9 ″ E ... ... Neyo Shaviyani 6 ° 27 '0 "N, 73 ° 3' 34" E ... ... Kanditheemu Candidateem Shaviyani 6 ° 26 ′ 26 "N, 72 ° 55 ′ 0" E ... ... Noomaraa Shaviyani 6 ° 26 ′ 1 ″ N, 73 ° 4 ′ 8 ″ E ... ... Goidhoo Goadu Shaviyani 6 ° 25 '45 "N, 72 ° 55' 46" E ... ... Fushifaru Shaviyani 6 ° 23 '43 "N, 72 ° 55' 35" E ... ... Feydhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 21 '35 "N, 73 ° 2' 53" E ... ... Feevah Shaviyani 6 ° 20 ′ 56 "N, 73 ° 12 ′ 34" E ... ... Bileffahi Bileiyfahi Shaviyani 6 ° 20 ′ 18 "N, 72 ° 58 ′ 31" E ... ... Foakaidhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 19 '33 "N, 73 ° 8' 57" E ... ... Nalandhoo Nalandu Shaviyani 6 ° 19 ′ 33 ″ N, 73 ° 13 ′ 44 ″ E ... ... Madidhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 18 ′ 5 ″ N, 73 ° 6 ′ 30 ″ E ... ... Milandhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 17 ′ 12 "N, 73 ° 14 ′ 44" E ... ... Gaakoshibi Shaviyani 6 ° 17 ′ 8 ″ N, 73 ° 0 ′ 45 ″ E ... ... Madikuredhdhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 17 ′ 1 ″ N, 73 ° 9 ′ 3 ″ E ... ... Narurinbudhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 16 ′ 47 "N, 73 ° 11 ′ 44" E ... ... Narudhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 15 ′ 51 ″ N, 73 ° 13 ′ 5 ″ E ... ... Maakadoodhoo Makandudu Shaviyani 6 ° 14 ′ 4 ″ N, 73 ° 16 ′ 4 ″ E ... ... Migoodhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 13 ′ 44 "N, 73 ° 14 ′ 29" E ... ... Maroshi Shaviyani 6 ° 12 '33 "N, 73 ° 3' 38" E ... ... Naainfarufinolhu Shaviyani 6 ° 12 ′ 9 ″ N, 72 ° 59 ′ 55 ″ E ... ... Medhukunburudhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 11 '48 "N, 73 ° 1' 47" E ... ... Farukolhu Farukolu Shaviyani 6 ° 11 ′ 17 "N, 73 ° 17 ′ 53" E ... ... Hirubadhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 11 ′ 16 "N, 73 ° 14 ′ 44" E ... ... Lhaimagu Shaviyani 6 ° 9 ′ 50 ″ N, 73 ° 15 ′ 5 ″ E ... ... Funadhoo Funadu Shaviyani 6 ° 8 ′ 55 ″ N, 73 ° 17 ′ 25 ″ E ... ... Hurasfaruhuraa Shaviyani 6 ° 8 ′ 23 "N, 73 ° 2 ′ 17" E ... ... Naalaahuraa Shaviyani 6 ° 7 ′ 40 "N, 73 ° 2 ′ 11" E ... ... Kanbaalifaru Shaviyani 6 ° 7 ′ 28 "N, 73 ° 15 ′ 17" E ... ... Firubaidhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 6 ′ 51 ″ N, 73 ° 13 ′ 40 ″ E ... ... Eriadhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 6 ′ 12 ″ N, 73 ° 17 ′ 10 ″ E ... ... Vangaru Maakanaa Shaviyani 6 ° 5 ′ 31 ″ N, 73 ° 12 ′ 10 ″ E ... ... Boduhuraa Shaviyani 6 ° 4 ′ 18 "N, 73 ° 2 ′ 38" E ... ... Ekasdhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 4 ′ 13 ″ N, 73 ° 17 ′ 7 ″ E ... ... Kudafarufinolhu Shaviyani 6 ° 3 ′ 52 "N, 73 ° 2 ′ 40" E ... ... Mathikomandoo Shaviyani 6 ° 3 '24 "N, 73 ° 2' 46" E ... ... Komandoo Shaviyani 6 ° 3 ′ 14 "N, 73 ° 3 ′ 15" E ... ... Maaungoodhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 2 ′ 12 ″ N, 73 ° 17 ′ 3 ″ E ... ... Dhigurah Shaviyani 6 ° 1 ′ 45 ″ N, 73 ° 4 ′ 8 ″ E ... ... Medhurah Shaviyani 6 ° 1 '23 "N, 73 ° 4' 44" E ... ... Mairah Shaviyani 6 ° 1 ′ 9 ″ N, 73 ° 5 ′ 18 ″ E ... ... Kudalhaimendhoo Shaviyani 6 ° 0 ′ 57 "N, 73 ° 17 ′ 48" E ... ... Keekimini Shaviyani 6 ° 0 ′ 32 "N, 73 ° 6 ′ 43" E ... ... Bodulhaimendhoo Noonu 6 ° 0 ′ 5 ″ N, 73 ° 18 ′ 6 ″ E ... ... Dholhiyadhoo Shaviyani 5 ° 59 ′ 44 "N, 73 ° 12 ′ 46" E ... ... Bomasdhoo Noonu 5 ° 58 ′ 58 ″ N, 73 ° 19 ′ 25 ″ E ... ... Bolissafaru Shaviyani 5 ° 58 ′ 48 ″ N, 73 ° 6 ′ 40 ″ E ... ... Kalaidhoo Noonu 5 ° 58 ′ 19 "N, 73 ° 20 ′ 43" E ... ... Gallaidhoo Shaviyani 5 ° 58 ′ 7 ″ N, 73 ° 7 ′ 28 ″ E ... ... Henbadhoo Noonu 5 ° 58 ′ 2 "N, 73 ° 23 ′ 35" E ... ... Burehifasdhoo Noonu 5 ° 57 ′ 55 ″ N, 73 ° 22 ′ 6 ″ E ... ... Kafakomandoo Noonu 5 ° 57 ′ 43 "N, 73 ° 23 ′ 10" E ... ... Kendhikulhudhoo Noonu 5 ° 57 ′ 17 "N, 73 ° 24 ′ 54" E ... ... Kunnamalei Noonu 5 ° 57 ′ 10 "N, 73 ° 7 ′ 58" E ... ... Ekulhivaru Noonu 5 ° 56 ′ 57 "N, 73 ° 18 ′ 25" E ... ... Tholhendhoo Noonu 5 ° 55 ′ 15 ″ N, 73 ° 26 ′ 12 ″ E ... ... Dhekenanfaru Noonu 5 ° 55 ′ 12 "N, 73 ° 9 ′ 25" E ... ... Huivani Noonu 5 ° 54 ′ 48 "N, 73 ° 18 ′ 55" E ... ... Maalhendho Malandu Noonu 5 ° 54 ′ 4 "N, 73 ° 27 ′ 23" E ... ... Dheefuram Noonu 5 ° 53 ′ 15 ″ N, 73 ° 19 ′ 6 ″ E ... ... Kudafunafaru Noonu 5 ° 53 ′ 2 "N, 73 ° 22 ′ 39" E ... ... Kudafari Noonu 5 ° 52 ′ 56 "N, 73 ° 23 ′ 59" E ... ... Landhoo Noonu 5 ° 52 ′ 51 ″ N, 73 ° 27 ′ 59 ″ E ... ... Kuredhivaru Noonu 5 ° 52 ′ 31 "N, 73 ° 20 ′ 35" E ... ... Kuramaadhoo Noonu 5 ° 52 ′ 22 "N, 73 ° 8 ′ 38" E ... ... Fushivelavaru Noonu 5 ° 51 ′ 49 ″ N, 73 ° 12 ′ 25 ″ E ... ... Maafunafaru Noonu 5 ° 51 ′ 39 "N, 73 ° 21 ′ 58" E ... ... Kedhivaru Noonu 5 ° 51 ′ 7 ″ N, 73 ° 20 ′ 10 ″ E ... ... Huvandhumaavattaru Noonu 5 ° 50 ′ 42 "N, 73 ° 26 ′ 42" E ... ... Felivaru Noonu 5 ° 50 ′ 7 ″ N, 73 ° 18 ′ 19 ″ E ... ... Kudarah Noonu 5 ° 49 ′ 57 ″ N, 73 ° 18 ′ 50 ″ E ... ... Orimasvaru Noonu 5 ° 49 ′ 52 "N, 73 ° 12 ′ 34" E ... ... Maafaru Noonu 5 ° 49 ′ 28 "N, 73 ° 28 ′ 36" E ... ... Goanbilivaadhoo Noonu 5 ° 49 ′ 19 ″ N, 73 ° 23 ′ 14 ″ E ... ... Lhohi Noonu 5 ° 48 ′ 58 "N, 73 ° 22 ′ 38" E ... ... Hulhudhdhoo Noonu 5 ° 48'53 "N, 73 ° 19'6" E ... ... Maavadhdhoo Noonu 5 ° 48 ′ 53 "N, 73 ° 19 ′ 34" E ... ... Maavelaavaru Mavila Noonu 5 ° 48 ′ 18 ″ N, 73 ° 10 ′ 19 ″ E ... ... Orivaru Noonu 5 ° 48 ′ 6 "N, 73 ° 17 ′ 50" E ... ... Inguraidhoo Noonu 5 ° 47 ′ 48 "N, 73 ° 20 ′ 39" E ... ... Vavathi Noonu 5 ° 47 '47 "N, 73 ° 13' 38" E ... ... Miladhoo Noonu 5 ° 47 '25 "N, 73 ° 21' 44" E ... ... Kaalhugemendhoo Noonu 5 ° 47 ′ 14 "N, 73 ° 21 ′ 13" E ... ... Loafaru Noonu 5 ° 47 ′ 7 "N, 73 ° 16 ′ 32" E ... ... Magoodhoo Noonu 5 ° 46 ′ 34 "N, 73 ° 21 ′ 44" E ... ... Minaavaru Noonu 5 ° 46 ′ 6 "N, 73 ° 20 ′ 35" E ... ... Manadhoo Manadu Noonu 5 ° 45 ′ 53 "N, 73 ° 24 ′ 38" E ... ... Holhudhoo Noonu 5 ° 45 ′ 16 "N, 73 ° 15 ′ 45" E ... ... Fodhdhipparu Noonu 5 ° 45 ′ 12 "N, 73 ° 12 ′ 31" E ... ... Holhumeedhoo Noonu 5 ° 45 ′ 4 "N, 73 ° 14 ′ 58" E ... ... Medhafushi Noonu 5 ° 44 ′ 39 ″ N, 73 ° 19 ′ 25 ″ E ... ... Fodhdhoo Noonu 5 ° 44 ′ 38 "N, 73 ° 12 ′ 57" E ... ... Thoshigandukolhu Noonu 5 ° 43 ′ 58 "N, 73 ° 24 ′ 47" E ... ... Dhigurah Maswataru Noonu 5 ° 43 ′ 55 "N, 73 ° 21 ′ 32" E ... ... Thanburudhoo Noonu 5 ° 42 ′ 59 "N, 73 ° 14 ′ 4" E ... ... Medhufaru Edo Faru Noonu 5 ° 42 ′ 42 "N, 73 ° 24 ′ 53" E ... ... Thanburudhuffushi Noonu 5 ° 42 ′ 33 "N, 73 ° 14 ′ 34" E ... ... Maakurandhoo Noonu 5 ° 41 ′ 46 "N, 73 ° 18 ′ 41" E ... ... Edhdhuffaru Noonu 5 ° 41 ′ 36 "N, 73 ° 24 ′ 30" E ... ... Randheli Noonu 5 ° 41 ′ 30 "N, 73 ° 20 ′ 26" E ... ... Raalhulaakolhu Noonu 5 ° 41 ′ 12 "N, 73 ° 24 ′ 17" E ... ... Bandaidhidhdhoo Noonu 5 ° 41 ′ 4 "N, 73 ° 15 ′ 26" E ... ... Karinmavattaru Wataru Noonu 5 ° 40 ′ 11 "N, 73 ° 23 ′ 13" E ... ... Velidhoo Noonu 5 ° 39 ′ 47 "N, 73 ° 16 ′ 27" E ... ... Karinma Noonu 5 ° 39 ′ 31 ″ N, 73 ° 22 ′ 20 ″ E ... ... Raafushi Noonu 5 ° 38 ′ 51 ″ N, 73 ° 17 ′ 54 ″ E ... ... Dhonaeri Noonu 5 ° 38 ′ 45 "N, 73 ° 19 ′ 43" E ... ...

administration

The atoll belongs to four different administrative districts:

1. Haa Alif (Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi)
2. Haa Dhaalu (Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi)
3. Shaviyani (Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi)
4. Noonu (Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Government of Maldives, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water: National Adaptation Program of Action (PDF; 6.2 MB), page 37