Gaafaru
Island in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
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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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Gaafaru
ގާފަރު | |
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Gaafaru Atoll, Gaafaru Island in the lower right | |
  Gaafaru Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 04°44′10″N 73°29′55″E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Kaafu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 62.03 km (38.54 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.525 km (0.326 mi) |
| • Width | 0.450 km (0.280 mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,294 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
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[3]. 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 Hani Kandu[4]. Rising sea levels as a result of climate change put the island at "severe risk of flooding in the next century, with half of its land in danger."[5]
