Turakuna the N island of Ihavandiffulu Atoll, was inhabited in 1970 with a small village on its N side. On its S side, landing can be effected through a gap in the encircling reef.
Good radar returns have been reported from Turakuna at 15 miles.
Kelai, at the NE extremity of the atoll, was inhabited in 1970. Good radar returns have been reported from Kelai at 14 miles. The islet of Tinadu lies about 3 miles WSW of Kelai.
Maduni Faro, a lagoon reef, forms the NW extremity of the atoll. The islets of Marandu, Tukandu, and Miledu, the first two inhabited in 1970, lie, respectively, on the barrier reef between the N end of Maduni Faro and the islet of Gafuri, about 5 miles ESE. Gafuri ...
Digufuri Reef (Digfurhi Reef), at the S end of Ihavandiffulu Atoll, has an islet at its E end; a small sandbank, with palms on it, lies about 0.8 mile ENE of the islet.
Ulegama, about 1.3 miles SE of Turakuna, is low, level, and thickly wooded. The village lies near the center of the island, surrounded by coconut palms and breadfruit trees. A narrow reef fringes the seaward side of the island; a beacon lies on this reef ...
Wagaru, near the N end of the atoll, about 4 miles ENE of Kandufuri, is low and well-wooded;it is surrounded by a reef except on its SE side. North Rock, with a least depth of 5.2m, lies about 1 mile W of Wagaru.
Turakuna the N island of Ihavandiffulu Atoll, was inhabited in 1970 with a small village on its N side.
