Thuraakunu
ތުރާކުނު | |
|---|---|
  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 (0.6 mi) |
| • Width | 0.38 km (0.24 mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 421 (including foreigners) |
| 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[2][3] |
| 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.
- ^ "Table PP5: Resident Population by sex, nationality and locality (administrative islands), 2014" (PDF). Population and Households Census 2014. National Bureau of Statistics. p. 33. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Maldives". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-10.