Felidhu Atoll
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Vaavu Atoll |
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| Atoll Summary | |
| Administrative name | Vaavu Atoll |
| Atoll name | Felidhu Atoll |
| Location | 3° 41' N and 3° 13' N |
| Letter | J |
| Abbreviation | V (ވ) |
| Capital | Felidhoo |
| Population | 2144 |
| No. of Islands | 19 |
| Inhabited Islands | 5 |
| Atoll Chief | Ali Rasheed Abdul Rahman [1] |
| Inhabited Islands | |
| Felidhoo Fulidhoo Keyodhoo Rakeedhoo Thinadhoo | |
| Uninhabited Islands | |
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Resort islands, Airports and Industrial islands are also considered uninhabited |
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Felidhu Atoll is a natural atoll and Vaavu Atoll an administrative division of the Maldives.
It is the smallest administrative atoll in terms of population.
This atoll is located 40 miles from Capital Male’, 90 minutes by speed boat and 5 hours by slow boat. It includes two geographical atolls; the main Felidhu Atoll and the smaller circular Vattaru, which has only one little islet and is 9 kilometers in diameter.
The easternmost gographical point of the Maldives is located at Fottheyo Muli, close to Fottheyo Island.
[edit] Reference
- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Male’ 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
[edit] External links
- http://www.vaavuatoll.gov.mv Official Vaavu Atoll website'
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