Vaadhoo (Raa Atoll)
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| Vaadhoo | |
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| Inhabited island | |
 Vaadhoo
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| Coordinates: 05°51′19″N 72°59′27″E / 5.85528°N 72.99083°ECoordinates: 05°51′19″N 72°59′27″E / 5.85528°N 72.99083°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 194.36 km (120.77 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.450 km (0.901 mi) |
| • Width | 0.400 km (0.249 mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 550 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+05:00) |
Vaadhoo (Dhivehi: ވާދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll, Maldives.
Total population of island was more than 500 in 2007.
Sea of Stars on Vaadhoo Island[edit]
Vaadhoo island is famous for the 'sea of stars.' This marine bioluminescence is generated by phytoplankton known as dinoflagellates. Woodland Hastings of Harvard University has for the first time identified a special channel in the dinoflagellate cell membrane that responds to electrical signals—offering a potential mechanism for how the algae create their unique illumination.
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