Nellaidhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)

Nellaidhoo
Island Summary
Belongs to	Haa Dhaalu Atoll
Population	1073
Length	780m
Width	480m
Distance from Malé	287.01 km

Nellaidhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.

On Saturday 8 December 1821, an extremely strong cyclone hit Nellaidhoo and many other island of northern Maldives causing severe damage. More recently, in 2006 the government of the Maldives listed Nellaidhoo as one of the islands under significant threat from sea level rise due to global warming. The government planned to relocate the population to larger islands with more facilities and better protection against rising sea levels. On 6 September 2006, the residents of the island protested outside the island office as their opinion was not consulted beforehand regarding the relocation.^[1]

References

1. ^ Nellaidhoo office opens, Miadhu News, 11 September 2006.

Coordinates: 06°43′00″N 72°56′44″E / 6.7166667°N 72.94556°E / 6.7166667; 72.94556