Faadhippolhu Atoll
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Faadhippolhu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives
. It corresponds to the natural atoll
of the same name.
There is an industrial island with tuna canning facilities located at Felivaru.
Some islands on this atoll like Hinnavaru and Naifaru are overpopulated, being completely covered by buildings.
The formerly uninhabited island of Maafilaafushi was resettled in the 1980s in order to relieve the lack of land availability in Malé.
Traditionally, Maldivians call this atoll simply 'Faadhippolhu', without adding the word 'Atholhu' at the end. This is done only with the names of some atolls.
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
. It corresponds to the natural atoll
Atoll
An atoll is a coral island that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.- Usage :The word atoll comes from the Dhivehi word atholhu OED...
of the same name.
There is an industrial island with tuna canning facilities located at Felivaru.
Some islands on this atoll like Hinnavaru and Naifaru are overpopulated, being completely covered by buildings.
The formerly uninhabited island of Maafilaafushi was resettled in the 1980s in order to relieve the lack of land availability in Malé.
Traditionally, Maldivians call this atoll simply 'Faadhippolhu', without adding the word 'Atholhu' at the end. This is done only with the names of some atolls.