Bikini Atoll

Marshall Islands / Mili / Arbar /
 place with historical importance, dangerous place / area, radiation, atoll, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, nuclear testing area
Bikini Atoll is an atoll in one of the Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. As part of the Pacific Proving Grounds it was the site of more than 20 nuclear weapons tests between 1946 and 1958, including the first test of a practical dry fuel hydrogen bomb in 1952.



www.bikiniatoll.com/


Apr 20, 2008 news story on the resurgance of the nuked coral reef:
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351767,00.html

Current site of Bikini Atoll Dive Program www.bikiniatoll.com/
map:
nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Bikini1.gif
nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Crossrd.html
nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Castle.html
nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Redwing.html
nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Hardtack1.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Atoll
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   11°36'16"N   165°23'1"E

Comments

  • You can see the atoll at: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/BikiniIsland.png
  • fondo de bikini :D
  • Wonder what would have happened if the natives were smarter and refused to let them use their Island as a test site?