Kudarikilu (Baa Atoll)

Kudarikilu
Island Summary
Belongs to	Baa Atoll
Area	13.7 ha (34 acres)
Population	535
Length	520 m (1,710 ft)
Width	370 m (1,210 ft)
Distance from Malé	133.37 km (72.01 nmi)

Kudarikilu (Dhivehi: ކުޑަރިކިލު) is one of the inhabited islands of Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll (Baa Atoll).

Middle Maalhosmadulhu or Fasdūtherē (Natural Atoll)

The northern part of administrative South Maalhosmadulhu forms a clearly delimited, roughly triangular, natural atoll called Middle Maalhosmadulhu or 'Fasdūtherē' (meaning 'between five islands'), with a total area of 135 km² (52 sq mi)[1]. On its southwest corner stands Kudarikilu Island, the only inhabited one of the Middle Maalhosmadulhu Atoll, with an area of 13.7 ha (0.137 km², 34 acres)[2]. In addition, there are 10 smaller, uninhabited islets on the rim of the atoll. The total land area is about 0.3 km² (74 acres). The lagoon becomes narrower towards the west and its average depth is 19 fathoms (35 m). The Atoll is separated from North Maalhosmadulhu by a deep channel (Moresby Channel in the Admiralty chart) and from the southern part of South Maalhosmadulhu by a narrower channel running from east to west.

References

• Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī. Malé 1999.
• The Islands of Maldives. Hasan A. Maniku. Novelty. Male 1983.