The island is north of the country's capital,
Malé.
Gahaafaru Atoll Gahaafaru or Gaafaru (Northern Reef) is a large elliptical reef with only a small inhabited island at its eastern end. This reef has proved disastrous to many vessels. Gaafaru reef is as much a separate atoll as
Goifulhafehendhu Atoll or
Rasdhukuramathi Atoll which are similar in structure and size. It is separated from Kagi (the northernmost island of North Malé Atoll) by a narrow but deep channel - the Gaafaru Kandu. Rising sea levels as a result of
climate change put the island at "severe risk of flooding in the next century, with half of its land in danger." ==Demography==