Gaafaru
| Gaafaru | |
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| Inhabited island | |
 Gaafaru
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| Coordinates: 04°44′10″N 73°29′55″E / 4.73611°N 73.49861°ECoordinates: 04°44′10″N 73°29′55″E / 4.73611°N 73.49861°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Kaafu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 62.50 km (38.84 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.525 km (0.326 mi) |
| • Width | 0.300 km (0.186 mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,135 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+05:00) |
Gaafaru (Dhivehi: ގާފަރު) is one of the inhabited islands of Kaafu Atoll, the only island of the natural atoll known as Gaafaru.
Gahaafaru or Gaafaru (Northern Reef) is a large elliptical reef with only a small inhabited island at its eastern end. This reef has proved disastrous to many vessels. Gaafaru reef is as much a separate atoll as Goifulhafehendhu Atoll or Rasdhukuramathi Atoll which are similar in structure and size. It is separated from Kagi (the northern most island of North Malé Atoll) by a narrow but deep channel - the Gaafaru Kandu. Its lagoon has an average depth of 16 fathoms (30 m) and has no coral patches or shoals in its centre. Gaafaru is a small island surrounded by a big reef.
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