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Kolhufushi (Meemu Atoll)
Kolhufushi | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Maledives_relief_location_map.jpg)  Kolhufushi Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 02°46′48″N 73°25′30″E / 2.78000°N 73.42500°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Administrative atoll | Meemu Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 154.57 km (96.05 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 2.475 km (1.538 mi) |
| • Width | 0.450 km (0.280 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 735 (including foreigners) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
| Kolhufushi Lighthouse | |
| Construction | concrete (foundation), metal (tower)  |
| Height | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower[2][3] |
| Markings | grey (tower) , rectangle (black, daymark) |
| Power source | solar power |
| Focal height | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Range | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) W 10s |
Kolhufushi or [koɭufuʂiː], (Dhivehi: ކޮޅުފުށި) is an inhabited island off the southwest coast of Meemu Atoll Or Mulaku Atoll. It is the third most populous island in Meemu Atoll.
- ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 35. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Maldives". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 9 October 2016
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