Gan Island

Gan is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll, as well as the southernmost island of the . It is relatively large by Maldive standards. The origin of the word "Gan" is in the Sanskrit word "Grama", meaning "village".
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code GAN

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gan International Airport and Feydhoo.
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is one of the inhabited islands of the Addu Atoll. is situated 2½ km northwest of Gan Island.

Gan Island

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Latitude
-0.69448° or 0° 41′ 40″ south
Longitude
73.1553° or 73° 9′ 19″ east
Open location code
6JFM8544+64
Geo­Names ID
1282316

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In Other Languages

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