Berinmadhoo

Berinmadhoo
ބެރިންމަދޫ
uninhabited island
Berinmadhoo
Location in Maldives
Coordinates: 7°2′51″N 72°58′18″E / 7.04750°N 72.97167°E / 7.04750; 72.97167
CountryMaldives
Geographic atollIhavandhippolhu Atoll
Administrative atollHaa Alif Atoll
Dimensions
  Length0.65 km (0.40 mi)
  Width0.32 km (0.20 mi)
Population
  Total
0
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (MST)

Berinmadhoo (Dhivehi: ބެރިންމަދޫ) was one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll and is geographically part of the Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the Maldives.Berinmadhoo people have been relocated to the island of Hoarafushi in the same atoll under a population consolidation programme. Berinmadhoo was one of the non-smoking islands of the Maldives with a hefty fine levied on anyone caught smoking.