Country Maldives Time zone MST (UTC+05:00) | Distance to Malé 194.36 km (120.77 mi) | |
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Administrative atoll Northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll | ||
Vaadhoo (Dhivehi: ވާދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll, Maldives.
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Map of Vaadhoo, Maldives
Total population of island was more than 500 in 2007.
Sea of Stars on Vaadhoo Island
Vaadhoo island is famous for the 'sea of stars.' This marine bioluminescence is generated by phytoplankton known as dinoflagellates. Woodland Hastings of Harvard University has for the first time identified a special channel in the dinoflagellate cell membrane that responds to electrical signals—offering a potential mechanism for how the algae create their unique illumination.
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Vaadhoo (Raa Atoll) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA