Gaafu Alif Atoll

Gaafu Alifu is an administrative division of the created on February 8, 1962, when was divided into two districts. Gaafu Alifu corresponds to the northeastern section of this large natural atoll north of the line extending between the channels of Footukandu and Vaarulu Kandu.
  • Atoll of the Maldives with about 12,100 residents
  • Also known as
    “Gaaf Aliff”
    “Gaafu Aliff Atoll”
    “Gaafu Alifu Atoll”
    “Gāfu Alifu”
    “Huvadhu Atholhu Uthuruburi”
    “Huvadu North”
    “North Huvadhoo”
    “North Huvadhu Atoll”
    “Northern Huvadhu Atoll”
    “Suvadiva Atoll”
    “Suvadiva North”
  • Location
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Latitude
0.3857° or 0° 23′ 9″ north
Longitude
73.5092° or 73° 30′ 33″ east
Open location code
6JGM9GP5+7M
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Vietnamese—“Gaafu Alif Atoll” goes by many names.
ጋፉ አሊፍ አቶልAmharic
آتول قاف ألفArabic
Atolón Gaafu AlifAsturian
Gaafu Alif AtoluAzerbaijani
গাফু আলিফ প্রবাল দ্বীপপুঞ্জBengali
Gaafu Alifu AtholhuCebuano
Huvadhoo环礁Chinese
Huvadhoo環礁Chinese
加富阿利富环礁Chinese
Gaafu AlifCzech
Gáfu AlifCzech
Gaafu Alif AtollDanish
ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު އުތުރުބުރިDhivehi
Gaafu Alif-atolDutch
Gaafu Alif AtollFinnish
Γκαάφου Αλίφ ΑτόλGreek
ગાફુ અલિફ એટોલGujarati
Gaafu Alif AtollHausa
गाफु अलिफ एटोलHindi
Atol Gaafu AlifIndonesian
Atollo Gaafu AlifItalian
ガーフ・アリフ環礁Japanese
Atol Gaafu AlifJavanese
ಗಾಫು ಅಲಿಫ್ ಅಟಾಲ್Kannada
Гаафу Әліф АтоллKazakh
Гаафу Әліф АтоллKirghiz
가푸알리프 환초Korean
Gaafu Alifas atolsLatvian
Gaafu Alifo atolasLithuanian
Atol Gaafu AlifMalay
Gaafu Alif AtollMalay
गाफू अलिफ अटॉलMarathi
Gaafu Alif AtollNorwegian Bokmål
Gaafu AliffNorwegian Bokmål
Gaafu AliffNorwegian Nynorsk
Atool Gaafu AlifOromo
ਗਾਫੁ ਅਲਿਫ ਐਟੋਲPanjabi
آب‌سنگ حلقوی گافو الیفPersian
اتل گافو الفPersian
Gaafu AlifPolish
گافو الف اتولPushto
атолл Северный ХувадхуRussian
Гаафу-АлифRussian
ගාෆු අලිෆ් දුපත් සමූහයSinhala
Gáfu AlifSlovak
Gaafu AlifSlovenian
Atool Gaafu AlifSomali
Atoli ya Gaafu AlifSwahili
Gaafu Alif atollSwedish
Gaafu Alifu AtholhuSwedish
Атоли Ғофу ҲарифTajik
காபியூ அளிப் அடால்Tamil
Gaafu Alif AtollTatar
గాఫు అలీఫ్ అటోల్Telugu
ฮูวาดูอาตอลูอูตูรูบูรีThai
Gaafu Alif AtollTurkish
Атол Гаафу-АліфUkrainian
گافو الف اتولUrdu
گافو الیفو اٹولUrdu
Gaafu Alif AtollUzbek
Gaafu Alif AtollVietnamese

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