Makunudhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)
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| Belongs to | Haa Dhaalu Atoll |
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| Population | 1346 |
| Length | 200 m |
| Width | 500 m |
| Distance from Malé | 261.15km |
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- For other islands see Makunudhoo
Makunudhoo (Dhivehi: މަކުނުދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Thiladhunmathi Atoll, code letter "Haa Dhaalu".
[edit] Malcolm Atoll
This island is the only inhabited island in Māmakunudhoo or Makunudhoo Atoll (Malcolm Atoll in the Admiralty Chart). This atoll has a large reef with lagoon, 15 miles long by only 3 miles broad. It has only one inhabited island and a small islet and it lies 10 miles west of the NW part of the Miladhummadulhu group. It is said to have been unknown to non-Maldivians previous to the 1834-36 survey of the Maldives. According to the locals, many ships have been lost on its barren reefs with crew, cargo and all, scarcely a vestige of the wrecks remaining after a few hours, from the violence of the surf and the perpendicular sides of the reef. The lagoon is deep but full of coral patches (giri).
In the Admiralty Chart this atoll is named after Sir Charles Malcolm, commander of the Bombay Marine (re-named the Indian Navy in 1832). Malcolm had the vision to introduce steam navigation to the Red Sea, which would enable boats to navigate up the Gulf of Suez. He was instrumental in making sure that the surveys conducted by Commander Robert Moresby in the Maldives took place.
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