Kadhdhoo

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Kadhdhoo
Inhabited island
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; 73.5211806Coordinates: 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
 • Total1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length2 km (1 mi)
 • Width1 km (0.6 mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total30
 • 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.


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