Kurinbi (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)
Kurinbi | |
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Inhabited island | |
Kurinbi Location in Maldives | |
Coordinates: 06°40′00″N 72°59′44″E / 6.66667°N 72.99556°ECoordinates: 06°40′00″N 72°59′44″E / 6.66667°N 72.99556°E | |
Country | Maldives |
Geographic atoll | Thiladhummathi Atoll |
Administrative atoll | Haa Dhaalu Atoll |
Distance to Malé | 280.51 km (174.30 mi) |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 0.800 km (0.497 mi) |
• Width | 0.540 km (0.336 mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 668 |
Time zone | MST (UTC+05:00) |
Kurinbi (Dhivehi: ކުރިނބީ) is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives.
The island was severely damaged by the great cyclone of 1821 that hit the northern atolls of the Maldives.
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