Indian OceanMaldives
4°25′N 73°30′E
North Malé Atoll
Part of Maldives

Chart
Major islands
Hulhumalé
- Area
- 4.9 km²
- High point
- 12 m
Hulhumalé (Dhivehi pronunciation: [huɭumɑːlɛ]; Dhivehi: ހުޅުމާލެ) is a reclaimed island located in the south of North Malé Atoll, Maldives.
Hulhulé
- Area
- 3.3 km²
- High point
- 7 m
Hulhulé (Dhivehi: ހުޅުލެ), located at 4°11′N 73°32′E, is an island in the North Malé Atoll of the Maldives where the city's airport, Velana International Airport, is located. The island has no permanent population.
Thilafushi
- Area
- 2.4 km²
- High point
- 10 m
Thilafushi (Dhivehi: ތިލަފުށި) is an artificial island in the Maldives, created by a government decision in 1991 as a municipal landfill situated to the west of the capital, Malé. It is located between Kaafu Atoll's Giraavaru and Gulhifalhu.
Male Island
- Area
- 2.1 km²
- High point
- 18 m
Huraa
- Area
- 0.52 km²
- High point
- 11 m
Meeru Island
- Area
- 0.34 km²
- High point
- 17 m
Meeru Island (also known as Meerufenfushi) is an island on the easternmost tip of North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll) in the Maldives. It is located South West of Sri Lanka on the equator, some 50 kilometres from the capital Male'.
Villingili
- Area
- 0.32 km²
- High point
- 17 m
Villingili, administratively known as Villimalé, is an island in the North Male Atoll and is considered the fifth district of Malé City. It lies about two kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Malé island.
Dhiffushi
- Area
- 0.26 km²
- High point
- 9 m
Dhiffushi (Dhivehi: ދިއްފުށި) is an inhabited island in Kaafu Atoll (North Malé Atoll) in the Republic of Maldives. Located approximately 37 kilometers northeast of Malé, the capital city, it is the easternmost inhabited island in the Maldives and witnesses the country’s first sunrise.
Unnamed island
- Area
- 5.3 km²
- High point
- 1 m
Gulhifalhu
- Area
- 2.1 km²
- High point
- 2 m
Gulhifalhu (Dhivehi: ގުޅިފަޅު), also Gulhi Falhu, is an artificial island and a district of Malé City, Maldives. Located between Villingili (Villimalé) and Thilafushi, Gulhifalhu will be connected to its neighbors and central Malé (6 km away) by the Thilamalé Bridge, which is scheduled for completion in 2027.
Giraavaru
- Area
- 1.5 km²
Giraavaru is an island of Malé Atoll (the administrative Kaafu Atoll) nowadays hosting a tourist resort. It is located on the southwestern fringe of the lagoon of North Malé Atoll. It was inhabited in the past by the community known as Giraavaru people (or Tivaru people).
Thulusdhoo
- Area
- 0.76 km²
- High point
- 11 m
Himmafushi
- Area
- 0.65 km²
- High point
- 14 m
Reethi Rah
- Area
- 0.5 km²
- High point
- 10 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.3 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.28 km²
Minor islands

Lankanfinolhu
- Area
- 0.23 km²
- High point
- 10 m
Kodhipparu Falhu
- Area
- 0.2 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.2 km²
Lhohifushi
- Area
- 0.2 km²
- High point
- 13 m

Bandos Island
- Area
- 0.19 km²
- High point
- 13 m
Villingilimathidhahuraa
- Area
- 0.18 km²
- High point
- 13 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- High point
- 1 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.16 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
Kanifinolhu
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 16 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.14 km²

Furanafushi
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 9 m

Vihamanaafushi
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 8 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.12 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.12 km²
Amingiri Resort
- Area
- 0.12 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
Feydhoofinolhu
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 5 m
Lankanfushi
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 9 m
Bodu Hithi
- Area
- —
- High point
- 9 m
size unknown
Eriyadhoo
- Area
- —
size unknown
Farukolhufushi
- Area
- —
size unknown
Henbadhoo
- Area
- —
- High point
- 11 m
size unknown
Kagi
- Area
- —
size unknown
Medhufinolhu
- Area
- —
size unknown
Nakachchaafushi
- Area
- —
size unknown
Vabbinfaru
- Area
- —
size unknown
Islets
- Unnamed island0.1 km²
- Unnamed island0.1 km²
- Unnamed island0.1 km²
- Madivaru5 m · 0.09 km²
- Unnamed island0.09 km²
- Helengili8 m · 0.09 km²
- OBLU XPERIENCE AILAFUSHI1 m · 0.08 km²
- Kudahuraa10 m · 0.08 km²
- Boduhuthi10 m · 0.08 km²
- Unnamed island0.08 km²
- Kanuhuraa9 m · 0.08 km²
- Gasfinolhu9 m · 0.07 km²
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island0.2 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Unnamed island0.07 km²
- Unnamed island0.2 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Male: 18 m
- Meeru: 17 m
- Villingili: 17 m
- Kanifinolhu: 16 m
- Himmafushi: 14 m
- Kudabandos: 14 m
- Lhohifushi: 13 m
- Bandos: 13 m
- Villingilimathidhahuraa: 13 m
- Asdu: 13 m
- Hulhumalé: 12 m
- Girifushi: 12 m
- Baros: 12 m
- Thulusdhoo: 11 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Unnamed island | 5.3 km² |
| Hulhumalé | 4.9 km² |
| Hulhulé | 3.3 km² |
| Thilafushi | 2.4 km² |
| Gulhifalhu | 2.1 km² |
| Male Island | 2.1 km² |
| Giraavaru | 1.5 km² |
| Thulusdhoo | 0.76 km² |
| Himmafushi | 0.65 km² |
| Huraa | 0.52 km² |
| Reethi Rah | 0.5 km² |
| Meeru Island | 0.34 km² |
| Villingili | 0.32 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.28 km² |
| Dhiffushi | 0.26 km² |
| Lankanfinolhu | 0.23 km² |
| Kodhipparu Falhu | 0.2 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 km² |
| Lhohifushi | 0.2 km² |
| Bandos Island | 0.19 km² |
| Villingilimathidhahuraa | 0.18 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.16 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.16 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| Kanifinolhu | 0.14 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.14 km² |
| Furanafushi | 0.13 km² |
| Vihamanaafushi | 0.13 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.12 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.12 km² |
| Amingiri Resort | 0.12 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.11 km² |
| Feydhoofinolhu | 0.11 km² |
| Lankanfushi | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |
| Madivaru | 0.09 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.09 km² |
| Helengili | 0.09 km² |
| OBLU XPERIENCE AILAFUSHI | 0.08 km² |
| Kudahuraa | 0.08 km² |
| Boduhuthi | 0.08 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.08 km² |
| Kanuhuraa | 0.08 km² |
| Gasfinolhu | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Olhahali | 0.07 km² |
| Thumbafushi | 0.07 km² |
| Akirifushi | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Ziyaaraiffushi | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Lankanfinolhu | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Aarah | 0.06 km² |
| Girifushi | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Dunidu | 0.05 km² |
| Funadhoo | 0.05 km² |
| Kodhipparu | 0.05 km² |
| Vabbinfaru | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Baros | 0.04 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.04 km² |
| Kudabandos | 0.04 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.04 km² |
| Nakachcchaafushi | 0.04 km² |
| Kanduoih-giri | 0.04 km² |
| Kagi Maldives Spa Island | 0.04 km² |
| Thanburudhoo | 0.04 km² |
| OBLU SELECT LOBIGILI | 0.04 km² |
| Giraavaru | 0.04 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Makunudhoo | 0.03 km² |
| Hembadhu | 0.03 km² |
| Asdu | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Ihuru | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Thulhaagiri | 0.03 km² |
| Rasfari | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Kudahitty | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Huraagandu | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 1 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.8 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.8 ha |
| Vabboahuraa | 0.6 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
| Spa Island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Photographs

Malé, capital of Maldives

Aerial view of Thilafushi

Aerial view of Malé International Airport (VRMM), in the direction of Runway 36

This image (Landsat 7) shows North-Malé-Atoll in the eastern chain of the Maledives.
Sources
Facts
- Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
- Wikidata
- Talus
Photographs
- Male-total. Shahee Ilyas / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thilafushi1. Fizan / Public domain
- Maldives Approach Finals - Rwy 36 Short Finals 1. PalawanOz / Public domain
- Nord-Male-Atoll (Landsat). NASA / Public domain