Maalhos (Alif Alif Atoll)

Maalhos
Maalhos
Inhabited island
	Maalhos Location in Maldives
	Coordinates: 03°59′08″N 72°43′05″E / 3.98556°N 72.71806°E
Country	Maldives
Administrative atoll	Alif Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé	90.28 km (56.10 mi)
Dimensions
• Length	0.975 km (0.606 mi)
• Width	0.375 km (0.233 mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	434 (including foreigners)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (MST)
Maalhos Lighthouse
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Shape	square pyramidal skeletal tower
Range	10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(2) W 10s

Maalhos (Dhivehi: މާޅޮސް) is one of the inhabited islands of Ari Atoll, belonging to the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.

Geography

The island is 90.28 km (56 mi; 49 nmi) west of the country's capital, Malé.^[4] Maalhos is the westernmost island of Ari Atoll.

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^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Maldives". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 October 2016
^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". Boulter.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

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