The barrier reef, with several islets on it, extends about 7 miles ESE to Difuri (Divepure), at the NE end of the atoll.
From Difuri, an unbroken line of barrier reef curves SW to Aligau, at the S extremity of the atoll; several islets are on this section of reef.
During the Northeast Monsoon, the sea breaks with violence upon this unbroken stretch of barrier reef; coral rock and sand banks appear at low water along this stretch.
Il y a une large ouverture dans l'atoll entre Aligau et Lowalfuri, environ 3.5 miles NNW; l'îlot de Madewaru se trouve près du milieu de l'ouverture.
Fehingili (ou Kuredu) est l'îlot N de l'atoll Lhaviyani. Il y a une ouverture dans la lagune entre Fehingili et Kuredu, environ ...
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 ...
