Madifushi (Meemu Atoll)
Madifushi (Dhivehi: މަޑިފުށި) is one of the abandoned islands of Meemu Atoll.
Geography
The island is 121.82 km (76 mi; 66 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.
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.
References
- ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Tsunami Victims of the Maldives" (PDF).