Thuraakunu
Thuraakunu
ތުރާކުނު | |
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Thuraakunu Location in Maldives | |
| Coordinates: 7°6′18″N 72°54′07″E / 7.10500°N 72.90194°E | |
| Country | Maldives |
| Geographic atoll | Ihavandhippolhu Atoll |
| Administrative atoll | Haa Alif Atoll |
| Distance to Malé | 330.89 km (205.61 mi) |
| Government | |
| • Council | Thuraakunu Island Council |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) |
| • Width | 0.38 km (0.24 mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 427 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (MST) |
| Area code(s) | 650, 20 |
| Thuraakunu Lighthouse | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower |
| Focal height | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Range | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
Thuraakunu (Dhivehi: ތުރާކުނު) is the northernmost island in Maldives, one of the fourteen inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and is geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the Maldives. It is an island-level administrative constituency governed by the Thuraakunu Island Council.