Madifushi (Meemu Atoll) Explained

Madifushi
Native Name Lang:dv
Settlement Type:Abandoned Island
Pushpin Map:Maldives
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maldives
Coordinates:3.0814°N 73.6384°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Maldives
Subdivision Type1:Geographic atoll
Subdivision Type2:Administrative atoll
Subdivision Name2:Meemu Atoll
Subdivision Type3:Distance to Malé
Subdivision Name3:121.82km (75.7miles)
Seat Type:Capital
Parts Type:Geographic atolls
Parts Style:list
Leader Title:Council
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Title4:Island Chief
Unit Pref:Metric
Length Km:0.600
Width Km:0.260
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+05:00
Postal Code Type:Assigned Letter
Postal2 Code Type:Assigned Letter
Area Code Type:Area code(s)
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Islands
Blank1 Name Sec2:Inhabited
Blank2 Name Sec2:Uninhabite
Blank3 Name Sec2:Total
Native Name:މަޑިފުށި

Madifushi (Dhivehi: މަޑިފުށި) is one of the abandoned islands of Meemu Atoll.

Geography

The island is 121.820NaN0 south of the country's capital, Malé.[2]

Tsunami

M. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands. National Bureau of Statistics. 7 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Coordinate Distance Calculator. Boulter.com. 7 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Tsunami Victims of the Maldives .