▁the ▁island , ▁with ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 6 . 3 7 ▁hect ares ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁depth ▁of ▁ 4 ▁feet , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁lake ▁by ▁volume ▁in ▁the ▁M ald ives , ▁and ▁larger ▁in ▁area ▁than ▁its ▁counter part ▁Band a ara ▁Kil hi , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁lake ▁by ▁volume ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁B ounded ▁by ▁dense ▁veget ation ▁of ▁different ▁kinds ▁r anging ▁from ▁f ern s ▁to ▁re eds ▁used ▁for ▁we aving ▁m ats , ▁t aro ▁fields ▁and ▁plant ▁vari eties ▁such ▁as ▁Sy zy g ium ▁cum ini ▁( j amb ul ), ▁p ond - apple , ▁m ango , ▁p ine apple , ▁sc rew pine , ▁tropical ▁al mond , ▁che ese ▁fruit , ▁amb are lla ▁and ▁ban ana ▁fields ▁as ▁well , ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁mar sh ▁land ▁area ▁towards ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁lake . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁fish ▁were ▁far med ▁and ▁har v ested ▁in ▁the ▁lake . ▁D had im agi ▁Kil hi ▁is ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁ang lers ▁who ▁game ▁for ▁til ap ia ▁fish ▁and ▁visitors ▁who ▁enjoy ▁boat ▁r iding ▁and ▁feed ing ▁the ▁fish ▁which ▁inhab it ▁the ▁lake . ▁Among ▁the ▁birds ▁which ▁inhab it ▁the ▁place ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁common ▁mo or hen ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁bird ▁exclus ively ▁found ▁in ▁F uv ah mul ah ▁only ▁in