Madifushi (Dhivehi: މަޑިފުށި) is one of the abandoned islands of Meemu Atoll.
Madifushi
މަޑިފުށި | |
|---|---|
Abandoned Island | |
  Madifushi Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 3°4′52.93″N 73°38′18.24″E / 3.0813694°N 73.6384000°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Meemu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 121.82 km (75.70 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.600 km (0.373 mi) |
| • Width | 0.260 km (0.162 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Geography
editThe island is 121.82 km (76 mi; 66 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Tsunami
editM. Madifushi was severely impacted by the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, so much so that the people who were previously living in the Island were displaced to Maamigili, an island in Alif Dhaalu Atoll.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Tsunami Victims of the Maldives" (PDF).
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