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Kadhdhoo

Coordinates: 1°51′35.17″N 73°31′16.25″E / 1.8597694°N 73.5211806°E / 1.8597694; 73.5211806
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Kadhdhoo
Kadhdhoo is located in Maldives
Kadhdhoo
Kadhdhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 1°51′35.17″N 73°31′16.25″E / 1.8597694°N 73.5211806°E / 1.8597694; 73.5211806
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollHaddhunmathi Atoll
Administrative atollLaamu Atoll
Distance to Malé232 km (144 mi)
Area
 • Total
1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length2 km (1 mi)
 • Width1 km (0.6 mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
30
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Kadhdhoo or Kaddhoo, Kahdhoo (according to the Admiralty Charts) (Dhivehi: ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް) is one of the inhabited islands of Haddummati Atoll, administrative code Laamu.

Geography

The island is 256.05 km (159 mi; 138 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[1] It is located south of Maandhoo and 500 m (550 yd) northeast of Fonadhoo.

Economy

The island is dominated by its airport. Kadhdhoo has several other facilities, including a mosque, hotel, several restaurants, harbour, storage facilities and a gas station (whose owner has the house with the sole family that actually lives on this island).

Transport

Air

This island holds Kadhdhoo Airport, which is the largest airport of the Middle-Maldives District.

Road

The island is connected by causeway to Fonadhoo.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ Maldives Post-Tsunami Environmental Assessment. UNEP. 2005. p. 69. ISBN 9789280725797. OCLC 968476613.