Island Specifications & Geography
Size of Island: 5 acres (2 hectares); 350m by 60m. UNESCO Biosphere Reserve setting (Baa Atoll, declared June 2011 as Indian Ocean's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve). Biosphere spans 1,200 km² of pristine waters and 75 islands (13 inhabited); home to world's biggest known population of manta rays and one of the richest coral reef systems on earth. 9 core areas include world-renowned manta feeding ground of Hanifaru Bay (30 minutes from Voavah) and Baathala region (in which Voavah lies). Single entry point. Protected Baathala to the North; manta hotspot Hanifaru to the South; secluded sandbanks