Manadhoo close within the lagoon between Ma Faro and Edu Faro is profusely covered in vegetation, including coconut palms, banyan, breadfruit, and almond.
Good anchorage may be obtained on the N or S side of Manadu according to the season.
A boat channel passes through the reef, which extends the whole length of the N side of the island; the passage is narrow, about 1.8m deep, and fringed by large boulders of coral rock.
Inside the reef is a deep channel, from 18 to 28m wide, skirting the beach.
BetweenMavaidu and Hurawali, about 4.5 miles NE, several islets and detached reefs lie some distance SE of the enclosing reef. There are several channels into the lagoon between islets in this section of the atoll.
From Kanifuri (Kanifushi), the barrier reef extends about 7 miles NNE to Fallwaru (Madivaru).The islet of Naifaru, the most densely populated of the atoll lies on the reef about 2 miles SSW of Fallwaru. It is the capital of Lhaviyani (Fadiffolu) atoll. The total ...
Maduni Faro, a lagoon reef, lies at the N of the atoll.
Vaadhoo lies about 3 NM ESE of Maduni Faro, at the S end of a large lagoon reef.A wide opening into the lagoon lies between Maduni Faro and Wadu; it is free of known dangers in the middle of the fairway, with depths ...
The port is located in the center of the city, just steps from Pasar 45. The port is the medium-sized vessels or Gorontalo that run in the archipelago of Sangir Talaud, such as small boats on the nearby small islands such as Bunaken, Manado Tua, and Siladen Mantehage.