Felidhu Atoll
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Felidhu Atoll is a natural atoll
of the Maldives
.
It is the smallest administrative atoll in terms of population.
This atoll is located 40 miles from capital Malé, 90 minutes by speedboat and 5 hours by slow boat.
The Vaavu Atoll
administrative division
includes two geographical atolls; Felidhu Atoll and the small egg-shaped Vattaru Reef, which has only one little islet and is 9 kilometers in diameter.
The easternmost geographical point of the Maldives is located at Foiytheyo Muli, close to Foiytheyobodufushi Island. This is thought to be the least visited island in the whole of Maldives being at the far eastern extremity and 17miles from the nearest inhabited island of Keyodhoo
No remains from the Buddhist period have been found on this atoll. However the island of Thinadhoo
was famous for its old coral stone mosque noted for its fine masonry and woodcarvings comparable to those glorified by Thor Heyerdahl
in Kudahuvadhoo
. It was destroyed in the 1980s for building material and all that remains are four solid coral pillars that rest in the island school yard.
Atoll
An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...
of the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
.
It is the smallest administrative atoll in terms of population.
This atoll is located 40 miles from capital Malé, 90 minutes by speedboat and 5 hours by slow boat.
The Vaavu Atoll
Vaavu Atoll
Vaavu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives comprising the natural atolls of Felidhu Atoll and the Vattaru Reef.It is the smallest administrative atoll in terms of population....
administrative division
Administrative divisions of the Maldives
The Administrative Divisions of the Maldives refers to the various units of government that provide local government services in the Maldives. According to the Decentralization Act 2010, the administrative divisions of the Maldives would consist of atolls, islands, and cities; each administered by...
includes two geographical atolls; Felidhu Atoll and the small egg-shaped Vattaru Reef, which has only one little islet and is 9 kilometers in diameter.
The easternmost geographical point of the Maldives is located at Foiytheyo Muli, close to Foiytheyobodufushi Island. This is thought to be the least visited island in the whole of Maldives being at the far eastern extremity and 17miles from the nearest inhabited island of Keyodhoo
Keyodhoo (Vaavu Atoll)
Keyodhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Vaavu Atoll....
No remains from the Buddhist period have been found on this atoll. However the island of Thinadhoo
Thinadhoo (Vaavu Atoll)
Thinadhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Vaavu Atoll in the Maldives....
was famous for its old coral stone mosque noted for its fine masonry and woodcarvings comparable to those glorified by Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed by raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands...
in Kudahuvadhoo
Kudahuvadhoo (Dhaalu Atoll)
Kudahuvadhoo is one of the inhabited islands Dhaalu or South Nilande Atoll, Maldives. It is also the capital of the atoll and the proposed capital for the Medhu Province of the Maldives. Kudahivadhoo has a population of about 2300...
. It was destroyed in the 1980s for building material and all that remains are four solid coral pillars that rest in the island school yard.