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The island is also notable for having the highest natural elevation in the Maldives, Mount Villingili. It stands at a modest 5.1m (16.75 ft) and is located at tee number eight on Villingili's Golf Course – the only golf course in the Maldives. The previously known highest point on Addu Atoll stands at only 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) above sea level.
It is separated from Kagi (the northernmost island of North Malé Atoll) by a narrow but deep channel - the Gaafaru Kandu. Its lagoon has an average depth of 16 fathoms (30 m) and has no coral patches or shoals in its centre. Gaafaru is a small island surrounded by a big reef.
Surrounded by a lagoon and long stretches of white, sandy beach, and encircled by a reef, it is the only resort on the island. It measures about 240 by 194 metres (787 ft × 636 ft) – 11 hectares (27 acres). Seaplane transfer from Male International Airport is a scenic, 25-minute flight.
Out of 1,192 islands of the Maldives, 187 are inhabited. [1] They are listed by administrative division/atoll. The islands are divided into: Inhabited islands- those officially recognized as towns, villages, fishing, and farming communities with permanent human habitation. They all have an island office and island chiefs (councilor and "katheeb ...
Maafushi (Dhivehi: މާފުށި) is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll and the leading local tourism island of the Maldives.. The island's proximity to Malé and its transport hubs has allowed Maafushi to become a popular destination for tourists visiting local islands.
Biyaadhoo or Biyadhoo is a circular ten-acre [2] resort-island in South Malé Atoll in the administrative division Kaafu Atoll of the Maldives. The island is located 18 miles (28.9 km) south of Malé International Airport. [3] [4] It is located 0.62 miles from the island of Makunufushi, and only 330 yards from another resort-island, Villivaru.
The ferry takes 50 minutes to reach Himmafushi Island. The ferry departs from Male’ at 14:30 hrs, and the return journey departs from Himmafushi Island at 08:00 hrs. For flights landing after 13:00 hrs, passengers need to take the speedboat transfer or make arrangements to stay in Male’.
Fulidhoo is one of the islands of the Vaavu Atoll. Located in the Laccadive Sea, the island is 55.7 km (35 mi; 30 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé. [2] The land area of the island is 11.3 ha (28 acres) in 2018, [3] up from 9.7 ha (24 acres) in 2007. [4] The island has a large lagoon, which is used as a natural harbour. [5]