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Gaafaru
Island in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gaafaru (Dhivehi: ގާފަރު) is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll, the only island of the natural atoll known as Gaafaru.
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Geography
The island is 62.03 km (39 mi; 33 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.[2]
Gahaafaru Atoll
Gahaafaru 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 Goifulhafehendhu Atoll or Rasdhukuramathi Atoll 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 (29 m) and has no coral patches or shoals in its centre. Gaafaru is a small island surrounded by a big reef.
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