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Rasdhoo (Dhivehi: ރަސްދޫ) (Rasdu in the Admiralty Chart) is an inhabited island of the Maldives. It is also the capital of the Alif Alif Atoll administrative division.
Geography
The island is 58.26 km (36 mi; 31 nmi) west of the country's capital, Malé. It is the only inhabited island of a small natural atoll known as Rasdhoo, Rasdu or Ross Atoll located a few miles off NE Ari Atoll.
Demography
Economy
As of September 2016, Rasdhoo has sixteen guesthouses.
Transport
A thrice-a-week ferry service or daily speedboats operate between Malé and Rasdhoo.
See also
Bodufulhadhoo
Feridhoo
Himandhoo
Maalhos
Mathiveri
Ukulhas
References
Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.
Further reading
Wells, Susan M. Coral Reefs of the World. Vol. 2: Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Gulf. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP. pp. 202-3. ISBN 2-88032-944-2. OCLC 681206147.