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 nearly 1 mile SE of the N end of the island. The reef on the inner side of the island is separated from the shore, forming a lagoon; there are two openings for fishing boats.
Good radar returns have been reported from Ulegama 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.
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.
Warifuri Faro is a large lagoon with the islet of Warifuri at its S end. A lighted beacon lies on the N side of Warifuri Faro. The islets of Dedu and Warifuri are inhabited; the islet of Noradu lies between the latter two islets.
