Kadhdhoo
Kadhdhoo | |
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  Kadhdhoo Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 1°51′35.17″N 73°31′16.25″E / 1.8597694°N 73.5211806°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Haddhunmathi Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Laamu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 232 km (144 mi) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2 km (1 mi) |
| • Width | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 30 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
Kadhdhoo or Kaddhoo, Kahdhoo (according to the Admiralty Charts) (Dhivehi: ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް) is one of the inhabited islands of Haddummati Atoll, administrative code Laamu.
Geography and climate
[edit]The island is 256.05 km (159 mi; 138 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.[1] It is located south of Maandhoo and 500 m (550 yd) northeast of Fonadhoo.
Kadhdhoo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Kadhdhoo Airport, (elevation 1.2 m (3.9 ft), 1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.4 (88.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.7 (83.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.3 (77.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 131.7 (5.19) | 81.3 (3.20) | 84.6 (3.33) | 163.0 (6.42) | 279.1 (10.99) | 112.1 (4.41) | 162.0 (6.38) | 194.8 (7.67) | 238.8 (9.40) | 270.5 (10.65) | 263.7 (10.38) | 261.4 (10.29) | 2,243 (88.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.2 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 140.3 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
Economy
[edit]The island is dominated by its airport. Kadhdhoo has several other facilities, including a mosque, hotel, several restaurants, harbour, storage facilities and a gas station (whose owner has the house with the sole family that actually lives on this island).
Transport
[edit]Air
[edit]This island holds Kadhdhoo Airport, which is the largest airport of the Middle-Maldives District.
Road
[edit]The island is connected by causeway to Fonadhoo.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Kadhdhoo Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Maldives Post-Tsunami Environmental Assessment. UNEP. 2005. p. 69. ISBN 9789280725797. OCLC 968476613.
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