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Gaafaru (Kaafu Atoll)

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which are similar in structure and size. It is separated from Kagi (the northernmost island of North Malé Atoll) by a narrow but deep channel - the Gaafaru Kandu. Its lagoon has an average depth of 16 fathoms (30 m) and has no coral patches or shoals in its centre. Gaafaru is a small island
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or Gaafaru (Northern Reef) is a large elliptical reef with only a small inhabited island at its eastern end. This reef has proved disastrous to many vessels. Gaafaru reef is as much a separate atoll as
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The island is 62.03 km (39 mi; 33 nmi) north of the country's capital,
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Inhabited island
Gaafaru Atoll (Landsat image)
Gaafaru is located in Maldives
04°44′10″N 73°29′55″E / 4.73611°N 73.49861°E / 4.73611; 73.49861
Maldives
Administrative atoll
Kaafu Atoll
Time zone
UTC+05:00
Dhivehi
Kaafu Atoll
Malé
Goifulhafehendhu Atoll
Rasdhukuramathi Atoll


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